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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Reviews Counted:205
Fresh:186
Rotten:19
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: What happens when you stuff a failed motivation speaker, his wife, the nation's number one Proust scholar, an elderly potty-mouthed heroin addict, a teen who’s mute by choice, and a bespectacled little pageant hopeful into a mini VW bus for a three day road trip? You get this hilarious but moving satire about a dysfunctional family obsessed with winning. Credit must go to the ensemble cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, and Abigail Breslin and the delightfully funny script by Michael Arndt, which first-time directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris handled perfectly.
Theatrical Release: Jul 26, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $59.8M
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
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