Code Name: The Cleaner
Film200784 min

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

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Boxlist takeA sweeping, heightened crime comedy: low-key and fast. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

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

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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
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