Movie

The Cleaner

2021 · 93 min

A quiet, downbeat character study that drifts into sudden violence, leaving a lingering sense of sadness and moral unease.

Overview: When middle-aged house cleaner Buck Enderly takes on an eccentric new client, he gets roped into locating her estranged son. Buck tracks down the disturbed young man but in another twist of fate becomes an accomplice to a violent crime.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
parenthood
isolation
guilt
Places: big city
suburbs
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none