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Cleaner
movie·R·Feb 21, 2025·
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Cleaner
movie
R
February 21, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Cleaner rejects violent environmental extremism as the villains' path while letting its hero expose corporate corruption through action and evidence. The result is neutral, story-driven entertainment with a low 2/10 woke score.
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Detailed Analysis
The 2025 action thriller Cleaner centers on ex-soldier Joey Locke (Daisy Ridley), a window cleaner who must rescue hostages—including her autistic brother Michael—from an energy company gala seized by the environmental activist group Earth Revolution.
The plot explicitly frames the activists as antagonists: leader Marcus (Clive Owen) seeks exposure of corporate pollution and murder cover-ups, but extremist Noah (Taz Skylar) seizes control to rig explosives and kill everyone, with his anti-humanist videos exposed as a farce. Joey defeats Noah and uses evidence to expose the company's corruption, but the narrative rejects the activists' violent methods outright.
Key Factors
- Environmental activists depicted as violent antagonists whose extremism is condemned and defeated
- Female lead and autistic brother elements serve plot mechanics and personal stakes without ideological lectures or identity framing
- Corporate greed critique remains a standard thriller device balanced against rejection of radical activism, with no creator statements or casting changes pushing progressive messaging
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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Is Cleaner Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Cleaner and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Cleaner?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Cleaner's overall score.
Is Cleaner family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Cleaner is rated R. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score movies?
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
