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Our take
The Cleaners is a crime comedy about two young thugs running a home-scam company under pressure for one last score. Dialogue includes crude f-word-adjacent language, kidnapping jokes, and robbery tension. Tone mixes dark humor with con-artist scheming. Older teens and adults
Uplifting themes
Loyalty between partners appears, but crime lifestyle dominates
Story (may spoil tone)
Two young thugs create a small company called "The Cleaners" in order to deceive and rob the rich homeowners using an elaborated scam. After a series of bad luck, they are in the hurry to make their biggest con yet. But their target - a single woman in a luxurious villa - isn't who they think she is.
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Violence Robbery pressure, kidnapping jokes, and con confrontation in crime come…
Robbery pressure, kidnapping jokes, and con confrontation in crime comedy tone
Language Crude sexual language and harsh insults during scam planning
Crude sexual language and harsh insults during scam planning
Sex / nudity Crude flirtation tied to the scam setup without explicit nudity noted
Crude flirtation tied to the scam setup without explicit nudity noted
Drugs / alcohol We did not see drugs in this one
We did not see drugs in this one
Frightening Were-you-kidnapped tension and criminal stakes create mild dread
Were-you-kidnapped tension and criminal stakes create mild dread
Bullying / discrimination We did not see bullying in this one
We did not see bullying in this one
Gore / death / weapons We did not see gore in this one
We did not see gore in this one
Dangerous behaviour Home-scam tactics and robbery plotting glamorize serious crime
Home-scam tactics and robbery plotting glamorize serious crime
Eating disorders / body image We did not see eating in this one
We did not see eating in this one
Mental health We did not see mental health in this one
We did not see mental health in this one
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement We did not see grief in this one
We did not see grief in this one
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The duo scams wealthy homeowners for a living. Why do con stories feel entertaining on screen?
- Bad luck pushes them toward riskier choices. When does ambition become desperation?
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