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Synopsis

Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah, (Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other... specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms.

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Film Information

• Genre: Dramedy
• Director: Christine Jeffs
• Written By: Megan Holley
• Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., and Jason Spevack
• Running Time: 90 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English
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Reviews

"A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times."

   - Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

"Beneath its morbid exterior, Sunshine Cleaning projects a tender portrait of how people help out others and seek a better life for themselves."

   - Stina Chyn, Film Threat

"It's a solid indie effort with plenty of nice character strokes by screenwriter Megan Holley and razor-sharp performances by Amy Adams and Emily Blunt."

   - J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader

"That Sunshine Cleaning was made by women is best revealed in the filmmakers' willingness to let the story breathe on its own terms, without bringing in anything extraneous, unwelcome and exciting."

   - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Showtimes

• Friday, May 1st
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Saturday, May 2nd
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Sunday, May 3rd
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Monday, May 4th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, May 5th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Wednesday, May 6th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Thursday, May 7th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Friday, May 8th
  4:15 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm
• Saturday, May 9th
  4:15 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:45 pm
• Sunday, May 10th
  4:15 pm, 6:30 pm
• Monday, May 11th
  6:30 pm, 8:45 pm
• Tuesday, May 12th
  6:30 pm, 8:45 pm
• Wednesday, May 13th
  6:30 pm, 8:45 pm
• Thursday, May 14th
  6:30 pm, 8:45 pm
• Friday, May 15th
  6:45 pm, 8:45 pm
• Saturday, May 16th
  4:45 pm, 6:45 pm, 8:45 pm
• Sunday, May 17th
  4:45 pm, 6:45 pm
• Monday, May 18th
  6:45 pm, 8:45 pm
• Tuesday, May 19th
  6:45 pm, 8:45 pm
• Wednesday, May 20th
  6:45 pm, 8:45 pm
• Thursday, May 21st
  9:30 pm