Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- propulsive
- serious
- action movie night
- weekend thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a competently directed, reasonably tense Die Hard-style action thriller elevated by Daisy Ridley's committed performance but limited by a predictable and surface-level script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joey Locke's work as a window cleaner gives her access to the exterior of the skyscraper during the hostage crisis.
Joey is an ex-soldier whose rescue mission draws on her military past despite her civilian life as a cleaner.
Criminal activists seize a gala and hold approximately 300 people hostage inside a high-rise setting.
The extremist plans mass murder as a message to the world, making publicity central to the threat.
Films like Cleaner, and why
Die Hard
shared hostage siege, lone-hero action, contained high-risk mission, and brisk thriller pacing
The 355
shared female-led survival action, urban danger, and determined protagonist overcoming armed extremists
V for Vendetta
shared British setting, terrorist hostage crisis, and tense rescue-oriented action thriller structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Campbell
- Release Date
- 2025-02-19
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (676)
Cast
- Daisy Ridley
- Taz Skylar
- Clive Owen
- Flavia Watson
- Ray Fearon
- Rufus Jones
- Lee Boardman
- Matthew Tuck
- Ruth Gemmell
- Richard Hope
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cleaner about?
- An ex-soldier working as a window cleaner must outmaneuver armed extremists and rescue hundreds of hostages from a hijacked gala.
- What is Cleaner like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cleaner as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cleaner violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cleaner as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cleaner?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a competently directed, reasonably tense Die Hard-style action thriller elevated by Daisy Ridley's committed performance but limited by a predictable and surface-level script.
- Which films are like Cleaner?
- Films with a similar feel include Die Hard, The 355, and V for Vendetta.
- How long is Cleaner?
- Cleaner runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cleaner?
- In United States, Cleaner streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
