Cleaner

"The stakes are a thousand feet high."

2025 1h 37m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 683

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Synopsis

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When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save those trapped inside, including her older brother.

“The stakes are a thousand feet high.”

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Cast

Daisy Ridley
Joey Locke
Taz Skylar
Noah Santos / Lucas Vander
Clive Owen
Marcus Blake
Flavia Watson
Zee
Ray Fearon
Kahn
Rufus Jones
Geoffrey Milton
Lee Boardman
Gerald Milton
Matthew Tuck
Michael Locke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Matthew Orton, Simon Uttley, Paul Andrew Williams
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by Eigil Hansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Hodge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jim Page shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Daisy Ridley and Taz Skylar and Clive Owen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The stakes are a thousand feet high.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27812086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Campbell directs. Eigil Hansen behind the camera. Tom Hodge scores. Jim Page cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by Eigil Hansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tom Hodge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jim Page shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Daisy Ridley and Taz Skylar and Clive Owen carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The stakes are a thousand feet high.".
8IMDB entry: tt27812086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "cover-up", "survival", "betrayal", "window cleaner".

The technical file

Cinematography: Eigil Hansen
Original score: Tom Hodge
Editing: Jim Page
Production design: Russell De Rozario
Costume design: Amanda Monk
Makeup / hair: Tamsin Dorling
Sound: Phil Freudenfeld
Stunt coordinator: Pete Ford
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,314,073
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cleaner (2025)

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Manuel São Bento2025-02-17
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/cleaner-review-daisy-ridley-shines-in-a-die-hard-inspired-thriller/ "Cleaner is a functional action-thriller that meets the genre's basic requirements without ever truly standing out. Daisy Ridley's all-in commitment elevates the material, but Martin Campbell's competent direction can't hide a predictable script and a thematic exploration that, while respectable, remains surface-level. In the end, it's 90 minutes of decent entertainment, but one that won't leave a lasting impact in the endless lineup of Die Hard's spiritual successors." Rating: B-
MovieGuys2025-03-23
★ 5/10
"Cleaner" ticks the basics boxes for an action thriller, whilst peddling the usual woke tropes. My advice, skip the first 20 minutes of this film. Its filled with the usual woke prattle about diversity, patriarchy, climate change, blah, blah, blah. All the while subtly pushing an unsavoury narrative, that the Brit military, are somehow the good guys. Whats left thereafter, is a functional action thriller, with an Audrey Hepburn styled, tough girl character. The whole proposition is vaguely reminiscent of the first "Die Hard" film, only nowhere near as entertaining and endearing. In summary, a basic Brit action thriller, that offers up the what you might expect, once the lecturing has died down.
PeaceMeal2026-04-24
Cleaner starts off with great potential. The lead character is like a young tough Keira Knightley. She's a likable modern urban girl. Then bad guys arrived led by Clive Owen - who's always had great movies. But here he pays the bad guy and only makes a short appearance. (So, bad, and then bad again.) The bad guys are then led by a psycho with lots of violence. The potential was great, and there's lots of crime + police action. I just didn't want it to be a story about the psycho guy. This is a British modern version of Die Hard except Bruce is a young acrobatic girl. Some good thriller moments. But many cringe moments too. It's a movie about eco-terrorists, but then there's in-your-face woke messaging throughout the entire movie. Everything is the opposite of normality in this movie. RATING: 6.75 / 10