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61 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alan Arkin, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt
  • Summary: 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. (Overture Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    80
    Beneath its morbid exterior, Sunshine Cleaning projects a tender portrait of how people help out others and seek a better life for themselves.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    80
    A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    60
    Could have been a little more darkly comic in places but the performances are superb.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. SteveM
    10
    Loved it, Amy and Emily Blunt are terrific.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. DaveE
    4
    Not a comedy, and that's what I was in the mood for. Not bad, but a disappointment for me. Amy Adams gives a one-note, doe-eyed performance. Much better job by Emily Blunt.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MitchR
    3
    A vapid, artificial movie. Hardly a true moment in this ponderous parade of cliches. And Arkin phones it in.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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