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Code Name: The Cleaner

Play trailer Poster for Code Name: The Cleaner PG-13 Released Jan 5, 2007 1h 31m Comedy Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) awakes one morning in a strange hotel room, he finds himself in a bit of a predicament; there's a corpse in his bed and a briefcase full of cash. Not only that, but he cannot remember who he is or how he got there. He meets Gina (Lucy Liu), a waitress, who tells him he is a janitor at a video-game company and that she is a girlfriend. But Jake believes he is an undercover agent for the CIA, and he tries to figure out the truth.
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Code Name: The Cleaner is a limp action/comedy flick that alternates between lame, worn-out jokes and cheesy martial arts.

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David Gritten Independent (UK) The one laugh is in the production notes, where director Les Mayfield claims this is a comic take on the Jason Bourne movies. As if. Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Phelim O'Neill Guardian If you like comedies but hate going to the trouble of actually laughing, then this might just be the movie you've been waiting for. Rated: 1/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Catherine Chambers BBC.com The sooner Code Name... gets flushed out of cinemas, the better. Rated: 1/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Nikhat Kazmi The Times of India Makes you wish you had partial amnesia too. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Code Name: The Cleaner isn't the worse comedy ever made; it probably won't even be the worst of 2007. For the most part it's simply boring, with fleeting patches of ineptness. Rated: 4/10 Mar 18, 2011 Full Review Tom Meek Boston Phoenix The Entertainer conjures up some charm, and DeRay Davis provides pyrotechnics as a janitor/wanna-be rapper, but like the teddy-clad bubble-bath square-off between Liu and Sheridan, it's just not enough. Apr 23, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cork B Its pretty bad in all the dumb ways you would expect. The writing and scenes are SO over the top dumb they sometimes become cringy (Dutch clogging scene, eg). The finale wanted to be 'Die Hard with a janitor' but ended up being 'Home Alone with a janitor'. I don't know WHAT Lucy Liu was thinking here - she must have owed someone BIG. Anyway, on the up side, the movie doesn't take itself seriously (which I miss in movies these days), has a few chuckles, and Cedric is generally a likeable clod (I think he has done a few of these types of roles) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 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 07/17/25 Full Review alan g A very bad remake of Total Recall. Who said Cedric the Notentertainer can act? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/25 Full Review L T Silly fun! Love the cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Kyle M Frivolously insipid, unfunny and aimlessly improbable as it utterly makes things up as it continues, downplaying its own hook for any sort of engagement as well squandering the cast despite actual few funny moments disconnected from the baseless parodic product. (C) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice cleaner show. good Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) awakes one morning in a strange hotel room, he finds himself in a bit of a predicament; there's a corpse in his bed and a briefcase full of cash. Not only that, but he cannot remember who he is or how he got there. He meets Gina (Lucy Liu), a waitress, who tells him he is a janitor at a video-game company and that she is a girlfriend. But Jake believes he is an undercover agent for the CIA, and he tries to figure out the truth.
Director
Les Mayfield
Producer
Brett Ratner, Eric Rhone, Jay Stern, Cedric the Entertainer
Screenwriter
Robert Adetuyi, George Gallo
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Rat Entertainment, FilmEngine, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Crude Humor|Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 5, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.1M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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