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Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

A family on the verge of a breakdown.

20067.71h 42m

Overview

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

Directed by Valerie Faris
Written by Michael Arndt
Produced by Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Marc Turtletaub
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $100.5M

Top Cast

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Richard Hoover

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sheryl Hoover

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Frank Ginsberg

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Dwayne Hoover

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin

Olive Hoover

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Edwin Hoover

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Stan Grossman

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Nancy Jenkins

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Kirby

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

Pageant MC

Themes & Keywords

californiahusband wife relationshipsibling relationshipliterature professorfamily's daily lifehighwaybeauty contestbeauty queen contestdysfunctional familyroad tripfamily relationshipsfamily holidayroad moviewoman director

About Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine is a comedy, drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of california, husband wife relationship, sibling relationship, literature professor, family's daily life, highway. Directed by Valerie Faris, it stars Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell. A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

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