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Little Miss Sunshine

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The Hoover family -- a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) -- puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group's quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route.
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Little Miss Sunshine succeeds thanks to a strong ensemble cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, and Abigail Breslin, as well as a delightfully funny script.

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Namrata Joshi Outlook The best thing about American cinema is that besides the studio-assembled big ticket movies, there's also the flourishing indie film movement which keeps throwing up some delightfully refreshing movies. Rated: 3/4 Jan 24, 2019 Full Review Brian Tallerico UGO It doesn't exploit its characters for comedy or life lessons; it simply embraces the family members and lets them be themselves. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Melissa Anderson Time Out All indie-movie families may start out unhappy in their own way, but by the time the final credits roll, everyone remains complacent, confident of their brood's superiority. Rated: 2/6 Feb 3, 2007 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a continuously engrossing endeavor that gets off to a memorable (and instantly-captivating) start... Rated: 4/4 Jul 3, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The best film of 2006. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) The most unlikely (and effective) feelgood movie you might ever see. Rated: 4/5 Aug 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Maxwell C The Ms. California ice cream scene tore me to shreds. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Audience Member I loved it. I think that’s all I have to say about it. The idea that a family can get past its struggles if they work together is very prevalent in this work. I love that. Idk how I feel about grandpa dying cause he was real funny, but whatever. The Directors did a swell job, I sure hope one day I can’t make someone this great. 5/5 stars. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Alexis N The older I get, the more I am drawn to movies that show messed up families who love each other fiercely. This movie does this 100% convincingly. And the cast is aces! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review prod. M I don't understand why it has such great reviews. I felt like there wasn't anything exciting about this movie. It's ok to watch while eating, but also then it won't get very interesting. Anyways, maybe it's just not my type of movie :0 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful very good!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review Andrew R Steve Carrel demonstrates his range convincingly. Every detail is perfect! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Hoover family -- a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) -- puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group's quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route.
Director
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Producer
Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
Screenwriter
Michael Arndt
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
Big Beach, Bona Fide Productions
Rating
R (Language|Drug Content|Some Sex)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 26, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$59.9M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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