A former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
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| 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 | |
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Edrick Browne | ... | Det. Darrin Harris |
| Marc Macaulay | ... | Vic | |
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Rosalind Rubin | ... | Crying Woman |
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Mike Guy | ... | Priest #1 |
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Richard Folmer | ... | Priest #2 |
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James Barnes | ... | Lawyer |
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Linda Leonard | ... | Francine Mason |
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Tom Cutler, a retired police officer now runs a company which specialises in crime scene clean up. He is assigned a clean up job post a homicide. After doing the job he discovers that he has been conned into cleaning up a crime scene and must try to unravel the mystery behind what happened in that house. Written by ColiD
Plot Keywords:
scene of the crime | blood splatter | washing hands | pool of blood | police corruption |Taglines:
Solving a crime can be dirty work. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for bloody images, some violence and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 January 2008 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Cory Chisel
Performed by Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Published by Corey R. Chisel Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Fuse Records
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Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes appeared in The Spirit (2008). See more »Goofs
When Tom and Ann are sitting in the Church, the back of another person sitting next to them on the pew suddenly materializes. See more »Quotes
Eddie Lorenzo: [repeatedly] She was gonna have our baby, she was gonna have our child.See more »
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Getting ByWritten by Cory Chisel
Performed by Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Published by Corey R. Chisel Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Fuse Records
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The premise of 'Cleaner' is quite clever; a professional cleaner cleans up a crime scene, only to discover that, in spite of original appearances, the police had not recorded the crime at all. Unfortunately, as he tries to find out who has put him up to this, the film descends into regulation cliché. It's not an awful film, but it is the sort of movie in which, shortly after each character appears, you can reliably predict what their ultimate role in the plot will be; and where none of the various twists comes as a real surprise. Everything is improbably connected; there's a beautiful woman (although surprisingly no sex); it all comes down to a personal showdown at the end. It's watchable; but scarcely interesting.