Little Miss Sunshine
2006 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (91%), audiences rate it highly (7.7/10) and it won 2 Oscars, despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 80 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7/10 from 8K viewers
- AwardsStrong
5 wins, 1 other nomination — won Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$101 million worldwide on a $8 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
- Greg KinnearRichard Hoover
- Toni ColletteSheryl Hoover
- Steve CarellFrank Ginsberg
- Paul DanoDwayne Hoover
- Abigail BreslinOlive Hoover
- Alan ArkinEdwin Hoover
- Bryan CranstonStan Grossman
- Beth GrantNancy Jenkins
- Wallace LanghamKirby
- Matt WinstonPageant MC