Sunshine Cleaning (2009)


Amy Adams               Rose Lorkowski
Emily Blunt             Norah Lorkowski
Alan Arkin              Joe Norkowski
Steve Zahn              Mac
Clifton Collins Jr.     Winston
Eric Christian Olsen    Randy
Kevin Chapman           Carl Swanson
Pab Schwendimann        Apartment Super
Josh Berry (II)         Television Detective
Judith Jones (II)       Paula Datzman-Mead
Mary Lynn Rajskub       Lynn
Maddie Corman           Mousy Baby Shower Guest
Chris Dempsey           Gun Shop Suicide
Arron Shiver            Detective
Angelique Midthunder    Girl’s Mother
Jason Spevack           Oscar Lorkowski
William Sterchi         Candy Store Manager
Lois Geary              Mrs. Davis

Directed by:            Christine Jeffs
Produced by:            Marc Turtletaub, Glenn Williamson, Peter Saraf


Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a 
thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with their dad 
Joe, 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. By building their own improbable business, Rose 
and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another -- no matter what -- while 
creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family. 

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A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a 
housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her 
high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar is expelled for odd 
behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime 
scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is 
born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. 
Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out?