Sunshine Cleaning
2008 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · 68% critics
A struggling single parent teams up with her aimless sister to start an unusual crime-scene cleaning business to cover school costs and get ahead. As they tackle messy jobs, they also confront family pressures, old grief, and the everyday setbacks that come with trying to rebuild a life.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (841 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bittersweet, offbeat family dramedy about scraping by and starting over, with more heart than laughs; Not for you if you want nonstop comedy or a fast pace like Seven Psychopaths.
Pros: heartfelt sister dynamic; strong performances; warm dark humor | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven side stories; abrupt ending
Themes
- suicide
- sibling relationship
- single parent
- cleaning lady
- new mexico
- family business
- crime scene
- biohazard
- woman director
- cleaning service
- cleaning
- sister sister relationship
Cast & crew
Amy Adams
as Rose Lorkowski
Emily Blunt
as Norah Lorkowski
Steve Zahn
as Mac
Alan Arkin
as Joe Lorkowski
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Winston
Eric Christian Olsen
as Randy
Kevin Chapman
as Carl Swanson
Jason Spevack
as Oscar Lorkowski
Mary Lynn Rajskub
as Lynn
Paul Dooley
as Sherm
Directed by Christine Jeffs