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Sunshine Cleaning (2009)

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Release Date: March 13, 2009 (LA/NY)
On DVD: August 25, 2009
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Christine Jeffs
Writer: Megan Holley
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., Jason Spevack
Studio: Overture Films
Official site: sunshinecleaning-themovie.com
Running Time: 102 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, disturbing images, some sexuality and drug use.

A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs ("Rain," "Sylvia"), this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty...

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From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine comes another seemingly bright dramedy titled Sunshine Cleaning, about two down-and-out women who start a crime scene cleaning business. Though I'm generally not fooled by the "from the producers of" marketing spin films are often given, I did fall for this one: following the trailers, casting and even early reviews, Sunshine Cleaning did seem like another funny drama. Unfortunately, there isn't much to sink your teeth into here.

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