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The very best thrillers -- a select group to which The Clearing clearly belongs -- exploit subconscious fears that bubble up at vulnerable moments.Full Review

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

A beautiful and consistently engaging film, but that the filmmakers dared cast all three lead roles with actors who are over 40 makes it especially rewarding.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

It stays in character, small, human, bitter and sad.Full Review

Stephen Hunter
Washington Post

The Clearing doesn't feel bound by the usual formulas of crime movies. What eventually happens will emerge from the personalities of the characters, not from the requirements of Hollywood endings.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

The pleasures of this endeavor, directed with a keen eye for detail by Pieter Jan Brugge, come from what the actors bring to the material.Full Review

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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