Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear
The Hoover family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Alo...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006
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Stats: 53,820 reviews
Flixster Reviews (53,820)
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September 28, 2009A great little comedy about a dysfunctional family making a road trip to a beauty pageant. Along the way all sorts of bizarre things happen. A great feel good comedy film.
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August 27, 2009A great film with superb acting from all the cast that deserved it's huge success!
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June 23, 2009Ah, the little film that could. Honestly, who could have seen just how far this film would go?
A quaint little dramedy about a slightly dysfunctional family consisting of mother Sheryl (Toni Collette, who gets an A+ here); father Richard (Greg Kinnear, nice fit for this movie);...( read more) -
June 1, 2009when watching the trailer or reading up on the plot it comes across as some silly made for kids movie but it isn't that at all. it's quite adult. quite realistic as well. every member of the family has issues or problems and can't express themselves properly around the rest of th...( read more)
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November 10, 2009Human, hearth warming and brilliant film. That's the words I use to describe it.
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Critic Reviews
November 10, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
August 12, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
... an amusing movie, viciously well-written and brilliantly acted. full review
August 10, 2006
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
[S]mart and funny and, at times, delightfully caustic. full review
August 5, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Don't even think about missing this one! Sparked a bidding war at Sundance and is worth every penny. Riotously funny! full review
July 26, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Little Miss Sunshine isn't the kind of movie you want to beat up on: It's sweet-tempered at its core, and even when it's trying too hard to reinforce its own quirks, the charms of its actors filter th... full review
July 26, 2006
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Little Miss Sunshine is a dysfunctional-family comedy with a crucial difference -- the function progresses, hilariously, from dys to full and loving. full review
July 26, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
There is nothing inherently sunny about Little Miss Sunshine, and that's part of the fresh and clever lunacy of this deliciously dark comedy. full review
July 24, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Little Miss Sunshine is an enchanting anthem to loserdom -- a dark comedy that piles on setback after setback and yet never loses its helium. full review
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March 6, 2008Maybe I should see it again, but I found it to be nowhere near as funny as it was hyped up to be & was actually kind of stupid, not to mention overated!
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October 29, 2007An amazing comedy. A bunch of losers who happen to be family, perfect! Heartwarming and yous plain great.
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August 29, 2007WOW..where do i begin? lol. this movie is by far the best one ive seen all year. i actually bought it and i dont buy movies like ever. and the only reason i watch it is to see Paul Dano. yep he is handsome..i'll say that much.
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July 31, 2007It is a movie for all of the underdogs out there! I rented this and when I went back I bought it!
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June 28, 2007ive made so many ppl watch it and they loved it too, it's so bitter sweet and real in a way
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