Cleaner vs Cure
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for Cleaner). Cleaner is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 52m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cleaner
Cure| Cleaner | Cure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Renny Harlin | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Maggie Lawson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Robert Forster, Eva Mendes | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara |
Synopsis
Cleaner
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.