Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 7.7 · 86% critics
A tightly packed, quirky family pile into an old van for a road trip to California, where a young hopeful gets a chance to compete in a beauty pageant. As they race the clock and deal with their own personal problems, the journey pushes everyone closer together.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (7,862 votes)
- Budget
- $8,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Little Miss Sunshine if you want a heartfelt, laugh-then-sob road-trip story with plenty of offbeat characters and high-energy mishaps, but Not for you if you dislike dysfunctional-family humor or want a tamer vibe than The Way Way Back or Rushmore.
Pros: big-hearted family comedy; colorful ensemble cast; memorable road-trip chaos | Cons: adult topics; unpredictable tone; not for all tastes
Themes
- california
- husband wife relationship
- sibling relationship
- literature professor
- family's daily life
- highway
- beauty contest
- beauty queen contest
- dysfunctional family
- road trip
- family relationships
- family holiday
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2007
- Grand prix du Festival de Deauville · 2006
- César Award — Best Foreign Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Greg Kinnear
as Richard Hoover
Toni Collette
as Sheryl Hoover
Steve Carell
as Frank Ginsberg
Paul Dano
as Dwayne Hoover
Abigail Breslin
as Olive Hoover
Alan Arkin
as Edwin Hoover
Bryan Cranston
as Stan Grossman
Beth Grant
as Nancy Jenkins
Wallace Langham
as Kirby
Matt Winston
as Pageant MC
Directed by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton