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Cleaner (2007) -- A former cop (Jackson) who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   9,326 votes
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Director:
Renny Harlin
Writer (WGA):
Matthew Aldrich (written by)
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Release Date:
18 January 2008 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Solving a crime can be dirty work. more
Plot:
A former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Strong Cast, Unsurprising Plot more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samuel L. Jackson ... Tom Cutler

Ed Harris ... Eddie Lorenzo

Eva Mendes ... Ann Norcut

Luis Guzmán ... Det. Jim Vargas

Keke Palmer ... Rose Cutler

Maggie Lawson ... Cherie

Jose Pablo Cantillo ... Miguel

Robert Forster ... Arlo Grange

Edrick Browne ... Det. Darrin Harris

Marc Macaulay ... Vic

Rosalind Rubin ... Crying Woman
Mike Guy ... Priest #1
Richard Folmer ... Priest #2
James Barnes ... Lawyer

Linda Leonard ... Francine Mason
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for bloody images, some violence and language.
Runtime:
88 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Finland:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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Trivia:
Principal photography was completed one day ahead of schedule, on March 15, 2007. It was also director Renny Harlin's 48th birthday. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As Tom is sitting on the bed thinking of his wife he reaches under the bed for a box and the clock in the background reads 11:40. We then see a close up of Tom smelling her perfume and the clock now reads 11:38. This is not a goof, rather it's a passing of time, as Tom is going through a trance and loses sense of time. more
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Features The Philadelphia Story (1940) more
Soundtrack:
Thank God I Got the Blues more

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46 out of 86 people found the following comment useful:-
Strong Cast, Unsurprising Plot, 13 September 2007
7/10
Author: cashiersducinemart from Riverview, MI

A few years ago there was an incredible segment on NPR's "This American Life" about a cleaner of crime scenes. Shortly thereafter, Pruitt Taylor Vince played a character that felt indebted to this NPR piece on "C.S.I." ("Swap Meet"). The bringing together of science and death was perfect for the CBS show. I wasn't so sure if such a character could survive a Renny Harlin film.

Pity poor Renny Harlin. It still feels that he's trying to recover from CUTTHROAT ISLAND (1995). His last few films have been lucky to even snag a U.S. theatrical release (MINDHUNTERS wasn't one of these), much less a festival screening. So, that must mean that Harlin is back on top, right? Yes and no.

That CLEANER is playing a film festival is a vote of confidence in the Finnish filmmaker. Yet, CLEANER is a strange choice for a festival program. It's very much a straight-forward thriller along the lines of KISS THE GIRLS or U.S. MARSHALLS. The presence of Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, and Luis Guzman certainly does well to give the film some credibility and solid performances (though Eva Mendes feels completely out of her league). The script by Matthew Aldrich is a solid, albeit fairly predictable, effort and Harlin does a capable workman's job bringing it to life. I won't object to seeing this one again on cable.

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