Little Miss Sunshine

Jul 26, 2006

1h 42m

★ 7.7

A family on the verge of a breakdown.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Big Beach

Bona Fide Productions

Little Miss Sunshine Trailers

Cast

Richard Hoover

Greg Kinnear

Sheryl Hoover

Toni Collette

Frank Ginsberg

Steve Carell

Dwayne Hoover

Paul Dano

Olive Hoover

Abigail Breslin

Edwin Hoover

Alan Arkin

Stan Grossman

Bryan Cranston

Nancy Jenkins

Beth Grant

Kirby

Wallace Langham

Pageant MC

Matt Winston

Mechanic

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Doctor #1

Marc Turtletaub

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3.6

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