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Cleaner

2007 · 88 min

A grim, methodical thriller that follows a quiet man uncovering a conspiracy, with tension building through small discoveries rather than action.

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
Solving a crime can be dirty work
Overview
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.

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Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Renny Harlin
Written by
Matthew Aldrich
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzmán, Keke Palmer, Maggie Lawson, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Robert Forster
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Scott Kevan
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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