Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (206 reviews)

  • 90% of users liked it
    (379,546 ratings)

When a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old, Olive (Abigail Breslin), voices her desire to take home the coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant, her wildly dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip to ensure her a clear shot at realizing her dreams in former… More

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Written By
Michael Arndt
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 26, 2006 Wide
Fox Searchlight

Critic Reviews

  • Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York

    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.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Sunny or dark, comedy should never be as predictable as Little Miss Sunshine.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    ... a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    ... this isn't much more than a glorified sitcom, but it deftly dramatizes our conflicting desires for individuality and an audience to applaud it.

  • , Time Out

    For a movie generated from the Amerindie algorithm of family dysfunction, road-trip catharsis and studied quirk, this dark-edged ensemble comedy often borders on the loveable.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Wonderful, touching, original, and engaging in every way. I rarely watch a movie twice; I've seen this one three times, and enjoyed it each time.

  • Sophie B


    A hugely enjoyable yet haunting film, which leaves you with a great feeling and an urge to better yourself somehow. The characters are perfectly formed and lovable and you go on the journey with them. You cheer and shout for Olive and hope she wins, but even when she doesn't, you… More

  • Directors C


    Little Miss Sunshine is the movie that's redefined the dysfunctonal family. Although marketed as a comedy it's more of a moving, inspiring and emotional drama than the next comedy flick. The directorial duo made this ensemble of messed up characters charming and lovable… More

  • Kase V


    'Little Miss Sunshine' is a tender but fierce film that never sputters as it reveals its intentions and brilliance. This is clearly the world we live in, yet its clearly the one we don't want. Filled with awesome performances from every character within the pointed… More

  • KJ P


    "Little Miss Sunshine" is credibly gifted with an amazing cast, a fantastically plotted series of events, and classic film elements that will jump right off the screen. As we follow a broken family on a mission to bring happiness to their daughter, in the way of bringing her… More

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