Cleaner

"Solving a crime can be dirty work"

2007 1h 28m EN

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6.1

MID

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17%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 980🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 50,377

CrimeThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.

“Solving a crime can be dirty work”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Jonathan Gesinski, Matthew Aldrich
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by Scott Kevan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Solving a crime can be dirty work".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Renny Harlin directs. Scott Kevan behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. Brian Berdan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by Scott Kevan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Solving a crime can be dirty work".
9IMDB entry: tt0896798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.