Directed by Christine Jeffs and written by Megan Holley. This is the second of two movies Alan Arkin starred in with the word "Sunshine" in the title. Edit. According to Amazon.com the R1 standard edition and BluRay version of Sunshine Cleaning will be released on August 25, 2009. A struggling single mom named Rose (Amy Adams in her comedy/drama wheelhouse) gets tired of working for a maid service and boldly decides to branch out into crime scene clean-up with her lay-about sister Norah (Emily Blunt, ironically named) in Christine Jeffs' observant and easy-going "Sunshine Cleaning". The first was "Little Miss Sunshine (2006)". The filmmakers have said in interviews their story is based on a 2001 National Public Radio All Things Considered report about two women in the Seattle suburbs who started a biohazard removal/cleaning service. Category: Sunshine Cleaning. Sunshine Cleaning R1 DVD In August. Filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this setting creates a certain desolation and harshness that is interspersed with positive situations to offer hope to the characters. I expected Sunshine Cleaning to be an indie charmer where Amy Adams and Emily Blunt would buddy up in their conquests and breezily sashay through a functional plot. “Sunshine Cleaning” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Hoping to improve her finances - and get her sister working - Rose decides to start up a business where they clean up after homicides and crime scenes. Jun 19, 2009 Media Alerts Sunshine Cleaning. Sunshine Cleaning (2008) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Sunshine Cleaning is a 2008 film starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. 0. Sunshine Cleaning is a 2008 Dramedy starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt.. It has sex, swearing, drug use and scenes depicting the bloody aftermath of violent acts. Lynn for instance learns the truth when she finds her old baby pictures in Norah's house and Norah's apology to Rose about burning the house down is outright said to be insincere. Sunshine Cleaning (2008) ... Public Radio "All Things Considered" report about two women in the Seattle suburbs who started a biohazard removal/cleaning service. They play sisters Rose (Adams) and Norah (Blunt), both struggling for identity in a small town in New Mexico. My expectations for Sunshine Cleaning were mild after it left the 2008 Sundance Film Festival with very little buzz. Norah is a little less sympathetic in the original script. References to ABQ in the film Sunshine Cleaning: - Hinkle Family Fun Center - Old Town - Down Town - The Sunshine Theater is made into an apartment complex - Menaul -Auto Repair Shop on Indian School and Wyoming -Buffet's Candies -Not to mention the actors talk about living in Albuquerque through the entire film This isn't so.