Christa Campbell, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes

An extremely hygienic man uses his urge in his professional life as a crime scene cleaner. When he becomes involved in a job he later finds out was a covered up murder, he gets tied in to a web of dec...( read more  read more... )eption, that un-earths his own family's long buried pain and secrets.

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Renny Harlin

Release Date: December 31, 2007

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008

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  • August 29, 2009
    samuel l. jackson, ed harris and eva mendes. something somewhere between harsh times and street kings?
  • March 28, 2009
    The most enjoyable performance by Samuel L Jackson in the last few years. ?Cleaner? shows a new and interesting perspective from the crime scene and all in all was an enjoyable film with an enjoyable cast.
  • January 30, 2009
    700th Review!

    I found this film fascinating. There is no real villain and the plot is brilliant: a man who makes his living cleaning up after dead bodies becomes embroiled in a conspiracy when he realizes that he's done a job before the police were called. All the acting is st...( read more)ellar in this, as is the dialogue and the exchanges between characters. It must be very hard for a single writer to do, but every character has a very distinct personality and voice that comes through in even the briefest scenes. Keke Palmer was great in this, and she and Samuel Jackson create a really believable father-daughter dynamic. The direction was terrific and I even liked the gore effects. It's unusual for them to actually add to the story instead of seeming gratuitous. I really relished this film.
  • December 25, 2008
    An excellent cast of previous supporting actors heads up this film about acrime scene cleaner who accidentally cleans up a crime scene that he then can't find any information on. A bit predictable as it goes along, but the acting - especially by Sam - is top-notch. Keeps you inte...( read more)rested the whole time.
  • October 31, 2008
    A reasonably good thriller with a very strong cast. Not the best story and a little predictable but fine for an evenings viewing.
  • September 28, 2009
    Story about cleaning a crime scene as a vocation that leads to obstraction of justice..And ends up with confrontation with the culprit that turned out to be his bestfriend..Hmmm its pretty interesting, so watch it..
  • July 20, 2009
    This movie was great and thrilling.
  • July 12, 2009
    Good Thriller. The story is about a ex cop who now owns a business that cleans homicide or accidents scenes for police and family's who can not bare to clean up after a death. He is sent in to clean up a homicide which in turn makes him suspect a cover up. Samuel L. Jackson is on...( read more) top form, with decent support from Ed Harris and Luis Guzman, and even though Cleaner gets a little slow, there's a worth while twist at the end.
  • July 11, 2009
    kinda predictable but ok.
  • July 11, 2009
    A little predictable but, i kinda like it. It's good movie

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  • patnet88
    August 15, 2009
    Decent movie but kinda dull.
    Probly need some boobs to maintain the interest.

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