The Cleaners
| Release Date: November 23, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Original-CinJim SlotekNov 21, 2018
The Cleaners is a doc of remarkable access and a feast for thought. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 21, 2018
The Cleaners makes clear how when it comes to the Internet, the more private corporations decide what we all get to “like,” the worse off we’re all going to be. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Simon HouptNov 21, 2018
When this brisk, disquieting doc debuted at Sundance, these censorship farms were largely secret, but Facebook has started to bow to public pressure and open up some of the process. The troubling questions remain. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 21, 2018
Eighty-eight minutes is not nearly enough time to give full attention to every thread of critique here, but The Cleaners does a respectable job of fitting its unruly anecdotes into a coherent stream of thought. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAllan HunterNov 21, 2018
A timely film, capable of sparking vigorous debate. Read full review
58
The Film StageDaniel SchindelNov 21, 2018
The Cleaners ably raises questions around the issue without following through on tying them together, often seeming like it’s simply bouncing around to cover all the relevant topics until it’s time to wrap up. That’s a letdown, but it gives us some noteworthy moments along its way. Read full review
50
VarietyAmy NicholsonNov 21, 2018
The Cleaners has the effect of scanning three dozen grim tweets. There’s not much to latch onto besides an overwhelming sense of helplessness; like the internet itself, it’s crowded with opinions but lacking in intimacy. Read full review
33
Film ThreatBobby LePireNov 21, 2018
Topical resonance is all that the movie musters, as it changes subject matter on a whim and doesn’t give the audience enough background information on the issues or the interviewees to make a whole lot of sense. Read full review
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