Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Critic Consensus: 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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Cast
as Richard Hoover
as Sheryl Hoover
as Frank Hoover
as Dwayne Hoover
as Olive Hoover
as Grandpa Edwin Hoover
as Stan Grossman
as Pageant Official Jenkins
as Pageant Assistant Pam
as Doctor No. 1
as Cindy
as Waitress
as Mechanic
as Pageant Judge No. 1
as Larry Sugarman
as Pageant MC
as Convenience Store Proprietor
as Josh
as Teen Boy No. 1
as Doctor No. 2
as Linda
as State Trooper McCleary
as Kirby
as Miss California
as Funeral Home Worker
as Biker Dad
as Judge
as Girl in Hallway
as Officer Martinez
as Pageant Contestant No. 1
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant No. 2
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant No. 3
as Photographer
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
as Pageant Contestant
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Critic Reviews for Little Miss Sunshine
All Critics (211) | Top Critics (53) | Fresh (192) | Rotten (19) | DVD (17)
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.
Sunny or dark, comedy should never be as predictable as Little Miss Sunshine.
... a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it.
... this isn't much more than a glorified sitcom, but it deftly dramatizes our conflicting desires for individuality and an audience to applaud it.
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.
Hilarious, profane and as much fun as you are going to have in a theater this summer.
Audience Reviews for Little Miss Sunshine
A nice film about a dysfunctional family with a great script. Funny at times, but definitely original. Alan Arkin gives a great performance.
Super Reviewer
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.
Super Reviewer
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 know these people are better off for it.
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Little Miss Sunshine Quotes
| Sheryl Hoover: | I'm so glad you're here! |
| Frank Hoover: | That makes one of us. |
| Richard Hoover: | Willing yourself to win. You've got to want it badder than anyone. |
| Frank: | So, if you sleep til you're eighteen...Think of the suffering you'd miss! High school's your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that! Unless you go into academia, but that's a different story. |
| Sheryl: | (walks in Dwayne's bedroom with Frank) Dwayne, Uncle Frank's here? |
| Sheryl: | Dwayne, Uncle Frank's here? |
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