Code Name: The Cleaner (2007): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Code Name: The Cleaner is a 2007 action comedy directed by Les Mayfield, starring Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu and Nicollette Sheridan. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes and earned $10.3 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. Critics gave it 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and 33 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.6/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- Les Mayfield
- Original language
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English - Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Budget
- $20M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Code Name: The Cleaner About?
The premise of Code Name: The Cleaner without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After suffering a blow to the head, Jake, played by Cedric the Entertainer, finds himself with amnesia and a confused identity. Caught in a web of mistaken identity, he becomes involved in a dangerous government conspiracy. Both the CIA and FBI believe he possesses vital information, leading to a high-stakes chase as he struggles to recover his memories and prevent a massive arms deal from taking place.
Code Name: The Cleaner Themes & Keywords
· 49 tags- female nudity
- villainess
- parody comedy
- agent
- violence
- comic violence
- hand to hand combat
- kung fu
- talking to oneself in a mirror
- flashback
- elevator
- diner
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- punctuation in title
- spy spoof
- spoof
- james bond spoof
- james bond spoof scene
- golf
- wealth
- spanking
- rapper
- product placement
- parking lot
- memory loss
- martial arts
- interracial romance
- hotel room
- helicopter
- girl fights a girl
- folk dance
- falling from height
- fake accent
- desk clerk
- clogs
- cleaning crew
- butler
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- bloopers during credits
- aspiring singer
- amnesia
- airport
- code name
- waitress
- spy
- janitor
- secret agent
- interracial relationship
- interracial marriage
- character name in title
Code Name: The Cleaner Cast
Cedric the Entertainer leads the cast, with Lucy Liu and Nicollette Sheridan. Directed by Les Mayfield.
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Director Les Mayfield
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Code Name: The Cleaner Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Code Name: The Cleaner 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and 33 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.6/10.
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IMDb 4.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 4% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 38%
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Metacritic 33 Metascore
User score 4.7
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TMDB 51% User score
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Code Name: The Cleaner Plot Summary
What happens in Code Name: The Cleaner from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jake finds himself in a perplexing situation when he wakes up in a hotel room to a reality that he cannot grasp. Next to him lies a dead body, and he is accompanied by a suitcase brimming with cash. Battling a painful bruise on his head, his memory is a complete blank. As he exits the hotel, he encounters a woman named Diane, who claims to be his wife and kindly offers a ride out of the hotel. However, their departure is soon interrupted by the arrival of FBI agents, who begin to piece together the chaotic events that transpired.
Full summary
The whole story of Code Name: The Cleaner, scene by scene
Code Name: The Cleaner Box Office & Budget
Code Name: The Cleaner grossed $10.3 million worldwide on a $20 million budget, 52% of what it cost. $8.1 million came from the US and Canada and $2.2 million (21%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$10.3M
52% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $8.1M
- International
- $2.2M
- Budget
- $20M
Code Name: The Cleaner Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Code Name: The Cleaner.
How Well Do You Know Code Name: The Cleaner?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What does Jake wake up next to in the hotel?
Cars in Code Name: The Cleaner
18 cars on screen, including the 1985 SAAB 900 and the 2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas X350.
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2003 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 R230 Important role -
2006 Chrysler 300 Minor role
Code Name: The Cleaner Also Known As
28 alternative titles, including “Código Negro” and “Nombre del Código: El Limpiador”.
- Also known as
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- Código Negro
- Nombre del Código: El Limpiador
- Con Licencia Para Limpiar
- Nombre Codigo: El Limpiador
- Fedőneve - Takarító
- Codename: The Cleaner
- 清除代码
- 霹雳鸟探
- 代号：清洁工
- Nome in codice: Cleaner
- The Cleaner - Geheimagent auf Abwegen
- По прозвищу «Чистильщик»
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- Nom de code : Le nettoyeur
- Fedőneve: Takarító
- Operação Limpeza
- Krycí jméno: Čistič
- קלינר
- Кодово име: Чистачът
- Czyściciel
- 코드네임 - 클리너
- 代号：杀手
- Kod Adı: Temizlikçi
- 霹靂鳥探
- Čistilec
- Krycie meno: Čistič
- Κωδικό όνομα: Επιστάτης
- Кодове ім’я: Чистильник
- Slapyvardis: Valytojas
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Code Name: The Cleaner FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Code Name: The Cleaner, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Code Name: The Cleaner?
Code Name: The Cleaner runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was Code Name: The Cleaner released?
Code Name: The Cleaner was released on January 5, 2007.
Who directed Code Name: The Cleaner?
Code Name: The Cleaner was directed by Les Mayfield.
More films by Les Mayfield Who is in the cast of Code Name: The Cleaner?
Code Name: The Cleaner stars Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu and Nicollette Sheridan.
How much did Code Name: The Cleaner make at the box office?
Code Name: The Cleaner grossed $10.3 million worldwide ($8.1 million domestic, $2.2 million international) on a budget of $20 million.
How is Code Name: The Cleaner rated?
Code Name: The Cleaner has 4.6/10 on IMDb, 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic and 51% on TMDB.
Does Code Name: The Cleaner have a post-credit scene?
No. Code Name: The Cleaner has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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