Sunshine Cleaning
2008 · 91 min · Director: Christine Jeffs
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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?
Emotional fingerprint
Sunshine Cleaning (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Sadness20%
- Joy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 32 % | 17 % | 17 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 35 % | 19 % | 23 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 39 % | 21 % | 31 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 41 % | 20 % | 34 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Hope | 45 % | 20 % | 31 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 45 % | 26 % | 30 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 41 % | 29 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 41 % | 23 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 43 % | 11 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 44 % | 14 % | 21 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 51 % | 38 % | 39 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 63 % | 56 % | 56 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 61 % | 50 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Hope | 51 % | 30 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 54 % | 28 % | 43 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 51 % | 15 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 58 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 66 % | 54 % | 64 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 61 % | 48 % | 52 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 45 % | 28 % | 27 % | 35 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Oscar Lorkowski
Paula Datzman-Mead
Heather
Mrs. Kim
Mrs. Davis
Young Rose
Young Norah
Girl's Mother
Above and Beyond Worker
Details
- Directed by
- Christine Jeffs
- Written by
- Megan Holley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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