A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
Directed by Christine Jeffs
suicide
sibling relationship
single parent
cleaning lady
new mexico
family business
crime scene
biohazard
woman director
cleaning service
cleaning
sister sister relationship
Rank
#99 in 2008·#5292 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Amy Adams
Rose Lorkowski
Emily Blunt
Norah Lorkowski
Steve Zahn
Mac
Alan Arkin
Joe Lorkowski
Clifton Collins Jr.
Winston
Eric Christian Olsen
Randy
Kevin Chapman
Carl Swanson
Jason Spevack
Oscar Lorkowski
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Lynn
Paul Dooley
Sherm
Judith Jones
Paula Datzman-Mead
Amy Redford
Heather
Crew
Michael Penn
Original Music Composer
Bob Dohrmann
Co-Producer
Jeb Brody
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Alix Friedberg
Costume Design
John Koyama
Stunt Coordinator
Trine Christensen
Stunt Double
Kevin L. Jackson
Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunt Double
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Deb Adair
Sound Mixer
Popular Reviews
140 reviews
Sophie
6.0★ · 04/27/26
when a movie you’ve bailed on 4 times is so unbelievably boring but you’ve gotta finish it for that log (for the record it rly wasn’t that bad)
when a movie you’ve bailed on 4 times is so unbelievably boring but you’ve gotta finish it for that log (for the record it rly wasn’t that bad)
Sophie
do all alan arkin movies end in a bathroom?
do all alan arkin movies end in a bathroom?
kylie
7.0★ · 04/15/26
i was not expecting emily blunt to burn down a whole building but… good movie!!!
i was not expecting emily blunt to burn down a whole building but… good movie!!!
Scarlett RS
7.0★ · 04/15/26
Las mañanitas mention!!!🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🎉🎉
Las mañanitas mention!!!🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🎉🎉
emphile
8.0★ · 04/13/26
emily blunt and amy adams, what more could you ask for?
emily blunt and amy adams, what more could you ask for?
