When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne's wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
The Clearing has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of The Clearing (2004)
By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 01 Jul 2004
Review of The Clearing (2004)
By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 28 Jun 2004
Review of The Clearing (2004)
By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 29 Jun 2004
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The Clearing was released in 2004 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 241 reviews, giving The Clearing (2004) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 62%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 58%.
With a score of 57%, The Clearing is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2004 with similar scores include films like White Chicks, Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Jersey Girl.
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