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Little Miss Sunshine
The Hoover family puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support daughter Olive in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest.
12 May 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 June 1971, Detroit, Michigan, USA
31 December 1965, Houston, Texas, USA
11 March 1965, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
7 March 1956, Hollywood, California, USA
September 23, 2006
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.
February 03, 2007
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.
May 15, 2012
An achingly deliberately madcap family adventure that skates by thinly on the collective charms of its ensemble cast.
November 10, 2006
... a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it.
October 01, 2009
While the screenplay is impressive and deserving of its recognition, it is Alan Arkin's performance-of-a-lifetime that separates this from other well-written small movies.
August 18, 2006
Hilarious, profane and as much fun as you are going to have in a theater this summer.
September 19, 2009
Harmless enough as passable road movies go, but I can't help but wish directors of films like these would grow some damn balls.
November 10, 2006
... this isn't much more than a glorified sitcom, but it deftly dramatizes our conflicting desires for individuality and an audience to applaud it.
April 29, 2009
I loved it, every bit of it.
August 04, 2013
Sentimental low points and contrived idiosyncrasies aside, Little Miss Sunshine still boasts wonderful performances, a cheeky sense of humor and an original story.
November 10, 2006
Sunny or dark, comedy should never be as predictable as Little Miss Sunshine.
