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Genres:
Comedy
Language:
English
Running time:
1:31:16
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Amy Adams Rose Norkowski
  2. Emily Blunt Norah Norkowski
  3. Alan Arkin Joe Norkowski
  4. Steve Zahn Mac
  5. Jason Spevack Oscar Norkowski
  6. Mary Lynn Rajskub Lynn
  7. Clifton Collins, Jr. Winston
  8. Eric Christian Olsen Randy
  9. Kevin Chapman Carl
  10. Chris Browning

Directors

  1. Christine Jeffs

Producers

  1. Jeb Brody
  2. Peter Saraf
  3. Marc Turtletaub
  4. Glenn Williamson

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Sunshine Cleaning


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A thirtysomething single mother whose boundless potential was squandered through a series of failed relationships and a misguided effort to help her younger sister succeed in life finds the fruits of her labors finally coming together in director Christine Jeffs' dark family comedy. Back in high school, the future looked pretty bright for Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams); not only was she the cheerleading captain, but she was also dating the star qu... A thirtysomething single mother whose boundless potential was squandered through a series of failed relationships and a misguided effort to help her younger sister succeed in life finds the fruits of her labors finally coming together in director Christine Jeffs' dark family comedy. Back in high school, the future looked pretty bright for Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams); not only was she the cheerleading captain, but she was also dating the star quarterback. Flash forward a little over a decade, and Rose is working overtime in hopes of getting her son into a better school. Her sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their father, Joe (Alan Arkin), a failed salesman whose penchant for jumping into get-rich-quick schemes has left the family without a financial net to fall back on. Rose may be down, but she certainly isn't out, and when she hatches a plan to launch a crime-scene cleanup business, the money starts rolling in. Sure, cleaning up murder scenes and suicide sites may not be the most glamorous job in the world, but death is a fairly profitable business, and as the phone keeps ringing, Rose and Norah finally begin to experience the closeness of sisterhood that has eluded them all these years while also providing their family with true security.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

72%Tomatometer score: 72% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    David Jenkins, Time Out Jeffs makes a good fist of the direction and Blunt proves that she can do comedy, but it's Adams's comforting, charismatic central turn which really gives the film its lift. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Kevin Maher, Times [UK] Ultimately, the film is too neat, and too cloyingly sweet to tackle anything resembling real life. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Cosmo Landesman, Times [UK] Instead of something fresh and funny, this film is as formulaic and empty as any Hollywood blockbuster. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine Could have been a little more darkly comic in places but the performances are superb. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald It's worthwhile just for Adams and Blunt, a partnership made in movie heaven. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Keith Uhlich, Time Out Sydney Best to take a page from Rose's mtier and bleach this one fully out of sight and mind. Full review External link

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