Clean (2021 film)
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Directed by | Paul Solet |
Written by | Paul Solet Adrien Brody |
Produced by | Daniel Sollinger Paul Solet Adrien Brody Elliot Brody |
Starring | Adrien Brody |
Cinematography | Zoran Popovic |
Edited by | Arndt-Wulf Peemoller |
Music by | Adrien Brody[1] |
Production company | Fable House |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $318,877[2] |
Clean is a 2021 American action thriller film[3] directed by Paul Solet and starring Adrien Brody, who also produced and wrote the film.[1]
Plot[]
Clean is a garbage man. He is troubled by a violent past and the loss of his daughter. When a mishap makes him the target of a crime boss, Clean is forced to come to terms with his past.
Cast[]
- Adrien Brody as Clean
- Glenn Fleshler as Michael
- Richie Merritt as Mikey
- Chandler DuPont as Dianda
- Mykelti Williamson[4] as Travis
- RZA[4] as Pawn Shop Kurt
- Michelle Wilson as Ethel
- John Bianco as Frank
- Gerard Cordero as Vic
Release[]
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 19, 2021.[4][5]
On September 1, 2021, it was announced that IFC Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[6][7] It was released in theaters on January 28, 2022.[8]
Reception[]
Box office[]
In the United States and Canada, the film earned $162,098 from 254 theaters in its opening weekend.[9]
Critical response[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[10]
Nick Schager of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Obvious and derivative in borderline-shameless fashion, it’s a B-movie knock-off with little originality and even less flair."[1] Andrew Mack of Screen Anarchy gave the film a positive review and wrote that Brody and Solet "made a compact vision of the Man With a Past type thriller and given it more emotional heft than most of its predecessors combined".[11]
References[]
- ^ a b c Schager, Nick (August 29, 2021). "'Clean' Review: Adrien Brody Co-Wrote This By-the-Book Avenging Crusader Thriller". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Clean (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Adrien Brody says 'Clean' is a love letter to the "action revenge" movies of the '70s". Connect FM. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
Adrien Brody says his new ultra-violent action thriller, Clean, isn’t afraid to tackle the hot-button issues of today — because that’s exactly the kind of movie he loved watching as a kid.
- ^ a b c Weintraub, Steve (June 19, 2021). "Adrien Brody and Director Paul Solet on 'Clean' and Why It Was a Dream Role for Brody". Collider. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (June 20, 2021). "Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman make red carpet debut during Tribeca 'Clean' premiere". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
...at the Tribeca Film Festival Saturday, posing on the red carpet for the premiere of Brody's crime thriller "Clean."
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 1, 2021). "Adrien Brody's Thriller 'Clean' Lands at IFC Films (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ McClelland, Timothy (September 1, 2021). "Adrien Brody Thriller Clean Gets 2022 Release Date From IFC Films". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Treese, Tyler (January 26, 2022). "Interview: Adrien Brody Discusses Clean, Scoring the Film, and Working with Austin Wintory". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Domestic 2022 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Clean". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Mack, Andrew (June 23, 2021). "Tribeca 2021 Review: Adrien Brody Wrestles With His Past in Paul Solet's Crime Thriller, CLEAN". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
External links[]
- Clean at IMDb
- Clean at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- 2021 action thriller films
- 2020s English-language films
- American films
- American action thriller films
- IFC Films films