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Sunshine Cleaning
2008
· Movie
· 91 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3047
- IMDb #2665
- Rotten Tomatoes #2562
- Metacritic #2841
- Letterboxd #2782
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2465
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3128
- Metacritic Critics #2358
- Metacritic Audience #3592
- Criticker #1936
- Kinopoisk #3760
- AlloCiné #2955
- Trakt #3054
Every rating
47–84
out of 100
Two struggling sisters start an unconventional business cleaning up crime scenes and biohazardous environments. The messy, gritty work becomes a lucrative opportunity that brings them closer together. As they sort through the physical remnants of strangers' lives, they are forced to confront the clutter and tragedies of their own past.
Details
- Director
- Christine Jeffs
- Writer
- Megan Holley
- Studio
- Overture Films, Back Lot Pictures, Big Beach
- Released
- 27 March 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $16.2M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Casting Society of America 2009 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Low Budget Feature - Drama/Comedy | Avy Kaufman | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2009 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Emily Blunt | Nominee |
| Grand Jury Prize 2008 | Dramatic | Christine Jeffs | Nominee |
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Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Low Budget Feature - Drama/Comedy | Avy Kaufman | Winner |
Grand Jury Prize
1 nomination
| Dramatic | Christine Jeffs | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Emily Blunt | Nominee |