Number 37

2018 • 110 minutes

About this movie

Number 37 follows Randall, wheelchair bound, playing a cat and mouse game blackmailing a powerful criminal whilst evading a sadistic loan shark who will kill him and his girlfriend if his loan is not paid back by the end of the week.

Ratings and reviews

Paying homage to the Hitchcock classic "Rear Window", Number 37 tells the story of one low-level criminal who is incapable of thinking things through. The criminal and leading actor, Randal, tries to exit the gang and criminal life after he suffered an accident from an illegal drug deal that left him in a wheelchair and unable to walk. However, Randal’s former gang member, long-time friend, and psychopathic loan-shark, Emmie, refuses to leave Randal alone until he gets his money back that Randal borrowed from him. This movie kept me guessing until the very last scene and makes the film “Taken” look like a predictable lullaby. Every time I think I figured out what will happen next, I fail and am proven wrong once more. Number 37 is easily one of the most unpredictable movies I have seen, and that is why I highly recommend this film to anyone who loves being held in suspense or that butterfly feeling you get in your stomach when on a rollercoaster. This movie will surely deliver on both.

Number 37 is a must see if you’re into crime films. It’s nothing like other crime movies out there. The film is about a man, Randall (played by Irshaad Ally), who somehow finds himself in the middle of crime. He doesn’t necessarily have any criminal intentions. Randal isn’t your typical criminal robbing and murdering innocent people. He’s paralyzed from the waist down and has to make his way through life in a wheelchair. Randal just happens to finds himself in a lot of debt to a dangerous man. One day, when Randall is sitting at his apartment window looking across the street he notices a gang murder a police officer. He decides to use this as leverage to get money from the gang so he can pay back his debt. Unfortunately, when dealing with crime, trouble is bound to happen. Randall must now figure out a way to protect both himself and his girlfriend when two groups of people have bad blood with him. If you’re into crime thrillers, give Number 37 a shot. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

This film has a lot of things going for it, but what is the most impressive is the way Number 37 uses suspense. It is not an easy feat to create consistently engaging and interesting suspense in a film, but this movie does it with such cleverness. I felt like every part in my body was tensed up, and if I moved I might miss something important. It is intense and stressful, and the film does a nearly perfect job of getting the audience invested in the physical and emotional stakes. This movie is a clear and sharp thriller that is always one step ahead of viewers. If anything, the unbelievably good acting performances from Irshaad Ally and Monique Rockman make this movie worth watching. The ending was so satisfying and it worked so well because they both clearly gave their all in these performances.