Does alien-thriller–teen-soap I Am Number Four have the goods where it really counts? The movie, a psychodrama about teen aliens hiding on Earth from bloodthirsty interstellar enemies, presents the latest in a long line of sci-fi and spy-fi characters known more by a number than a name.

Adapted from the young-adult sci-fi novel written by Pittacus Lore (a fantastic pseudonym for authors James Frey and Jobie Hughes), I Am Number Four should play well with Twilight and Harry Potter geeks horny for hot outsiders. But how will it do in the sci-fi numbers game?

Find out how the movie's derivative heartthrob fares against the numerologically inclined characters in this gallery. Then, school us with your own pop-cult math in the comments section below.

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Alex Pettyfer plays John, aka Number Four, in director D.J. Caruso's I Am Number Four, which opens Friday.