Cleaner | Rotten Tomatoes

Cleaner

R

2007

1 hr. 32 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

List

17%

12 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Retired policeman Tom Cutler (Samuel L. Jackson) works as a crime-scene cleaner to support his young daughter. Cutler's quiet life is thrown into turmoil when woman-in-peril Ann Norcut (Eva Mendes) contacts him in the wake of a routine job. When Norcut reveals that her husband has disappeared -- and that his agency has sterilized an apparent crime scene in her home without her permission -- Cutler turns to his hardened former partner, police Detective Eddie Lorenzo (Ed Harris), for answers.

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Farah R

I'm surprised by the low ratings and negative reviews because I thoroughly enjoyed watching Cleaner. It has a clever premise and is well-acted.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Craig B

Look it's okay…passed the time

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Looked promising. Huge disappointment. Started off great and just went downhill. Great premise, story couples have been way better

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Don B

Very enjoyable with good performances by all but it's unrealistic to expect that Eva Mendes would have an affair with Ed Harris

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Gary D

An enjoyable and well acted movie. Interesting story well worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Geoff T

It's good. Forget the supposed expert critics opinions and just go along for the ride. It's a little bit different and well acted ( although Mendes is a bit wooden as usual).. Murder/ Crooked cops/ Mystery.. what's not to like? I enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/22

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Renny Harlin

Director

Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Cutler

Ed Harris

Eddie Lorenzo

Eva Mendes

Ann Norcut

Luis Guzmán

Detective Jim Vargas

Keke Palmer

Rose Cutler

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Low-energy and grindingly mediocre, it adds a whole new dimension to Harlin's wildly uneven oeuvre: tedium.

Rated: C

May 28, 2008

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

I did like the dynamic between Samuel L. Jackson and Keke Palmer. I'd like to see them play father and daughter in the better film.

May 27, 2008

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

A neatly contained crime whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from Samuel L. Jackson.

Sep 18, 2007

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Brian Chen

Filmcritic.com

the longest 90 minutes of my life

Rated: 1/5

Aug 10, 2008

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Mike Barnard

Future Movies UK

Rated: 5/10

May 27, 2008

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

It's not that Cleaner is a terrible film, it just doesn't rear back and sock the viewer in the jaw like a great thriller should. It's mild sauce from the first frame to the last.

Rated: C-

May 20, 2008

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Synopsis

Retired policeman Tom Cutler (Samuel L. Jackson) works as a crime-scene cleaner to support his young daughter. Cutler's quiet life is thrown into turmoil when woman-in-peril Ann Norcut (Eva Mendes) contacts him in the wake of a routine job. When Norcut reveals that her husband has disappeared -- and that his agency has sterilized an apparent crime scene in her home without her permission -- Cutler turns to his hardened former partner, police Detective Eddie Lorenzo (Ed Harris), for answers.

Director: Renny Harlin
Executive Producer: Eli Selden, Paul Green, Julie Yorn, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Joe Gatta
Screenwriter: Matthew Aldrich
Production Co: Millennium Films
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2011
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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