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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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Nathan Rabin AV Club Low-energy and grindingly mediocre, it adds a whole new dimension to Harlin's wildly uneven oeuvre: tedium. Rated: C May 28, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter A neatly contained crime whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from Samuel L. Jackson. Sep 18, 2007 Full Review Brian Chen Filmcritic.com the longest 90 minutes of my life Rated: 1/5 Aug 10, 2008 Full Review Mike Barnard Future Movies UK Rated: 5/10 May 27, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Bloody Images and Some Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Mike F I didn't think Samuel L Jackson appeared in bad films. I couldn't watch beyond the halfway mark. It was slow and a hard to believe plot. Is it possible that there are enough gruesome killings in America to warrant a specialist to clean up? I have to say the graphic depiction of the gore was one of the things that put me off. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Alain E Good actors have to work with an increasingly impossible plot. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review Stoner J So mediocre just because of the decisions Jackson makes throughout. The worst being that he didn’t immediately tell the police how he got a call to clean up a dead body crime scene when he found out the next day that there was no detective Jones who ordered him to or that even exists. Instead he proceeds to hide everything and lie about everything making him look like the guilty party. Stupid. But also, after Jackson found a ledger of dirty cops on the take and they start harassing him, he doesn’t go to the Feds with all that damning crap he has instead just aimlessly wanders around aloof the whole time. It is a fairly entertaining noir nonetheless but man, the writing of the plot just lacks sense Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Thomas S Neat thriller and a great cast Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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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
Producer
Avi Lerner, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Golin, Alix Madigan, Michael P. Flannigan, Lati Grobman
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
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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