
Code Name: The Cleaner
Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimemartial artsespionagefasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA sweeping, heightened crime comedy: low-key and fast. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.1 /10
TMDB · 184 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Les Mayfield
Cast
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Lucy Liu
- Nicollette Sheridan
- Mark Dacascos
- Callum Keith Rennie
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











