Sunshine Cleaning

Jan 18, 2008

1h 31m

★ 6.6

life's a messy business.

Overview

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Overture Films

Back Lot Pictures

Big Beach

Sunshine Cleaning Trailers

Cast

Rose Lorkowski

Amy Adams

Norah Lorkowski

Emily Blunt

Mac

Steve Zahn

Joe Lorkowski

Alan Arkin

Winston

Clifton Collins Jr.

Randy

Eric Christian Olsen

Carl Swanson

Kevin Chapman

Oscar Lorkowski

Jason Spevack

Lynn

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Sherm

Paul Dooley

Paula Datzman-Mead

Judith Jones

Heather

Amy Redford

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