- Release Date: 2006
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin ... see all
- Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Plot: In Albuquerque, the housewife Sheryl Hoover brings her suicidal brother Frank to the breast of her dysfunctional and bankrupted family. Frank is homosexual and expert in Proust, and tried to... Read more
User Reviews
delivers in the most charmingly sweet, pure, honest, and innocent way
Dec 02, 2006
Monotreme02 - imdb.com
Dec 02, 2006Monotreme02 - imdb.com
It would be unfair to limit the film to one adjective. But charming is the first one that comes to mind. I really don't know how they did it, but the screenwriter Michael Arndt and directing team Dayton/Faris (Jonathan and... Full review
A little sweet sweetness
Little Miss Sunshine
Aug 20, 2006
babubhaut - imdb.com
Aug 20, 2006babubhaut - imdb.com
Keeping up with the recent buzz-worthy films coming out of Sundance the past couple years, Little Miss Sunshine is a gem of a movie. After loving crowd favorites Primer (2004) and Hustle and Flow (2005), I wasn't quite sure if... Full review
Simply perfect
Aug 11, 2006
rasvag53 - imdb.com
Aug 11, 2006rasvag53 - imdb.com
Do yourself a huge favor and go and see this film and then tell your friends about it. It has no special effects!!! No HUGE stars (though Kinnear and Arkin are famous and perfectly cast) This film has just great... Full review
a scathing black comedy that is also emotionally resonant, pro-family, and joy-inducing
Jul 26, 2006
imaginarytruths - imdb.com
Jul 26, 2006imaginarytruths - imdb.com
I hate to admit it, but my primary interest in showing up for the screening was to see Steve Carell try his hand at a semi-serious role as the suicidal gay literature professor.But it's not Steve Carell's film. It's a... Full review
One Of The Best Movie "Gifts" I've Gotten This Year...
Jul 26, 2006
Christopher T. Chase - imdb.com
Jul 26, 2006Christopher T. Chase - imdb.com
It is very rare to see a movie that can charm the hell out of an audience without the use of special effects, worn-out clichés and bombastic action set pieces these days. It's even more ridiculous to hope that you... Full review
Watch this movie!
Jul 21, 2006
scarletminded - imdb.com
Jul 21, 2006scarletminded - imdb.com
It's funny...go see it!I'm really picky about films and this actually was original and humorous...smart and well acted. Unique. Just go see it when it comes out. A few people I saw it with said it might be one of... Full review
More than a fresh ray of sunshine!
Jul 07, 2006
aharmas - imdb.com
Jul 07, 2006aharmas - imdb.com
Here is a film that lives up to the expectations of a very funny trailer. It's an oddball comedy, and it's dark, and it's funny, and it's touching, and it will charm the pants off many in the audience. Here... Full review
The story of a young girl who wants to be in a beauty pageant.
Jul 05, 2006
boredhousewife-1 - imdb.com
Jul 05, 2006boredhousewife-1 - imdb.com
I went to a screening of this film at Sundance earlier this year, and this is what I wrote about it immediately following:This was a little less indie, cast-wise, but was jarringly real in a way that Hollywood rarely fosters.... Full review
A highly enjoyable ensemble road movie - funny stuff
Jun 22, 2006
MatthewInSydney - imdb.com
Jun 22, 2006MatthewInSydney - imdb.com
I saw Little Miss Sunshine a week ago at the Sydney Film Festival, and the audience I saw it with loved it. There was a lot of laughter going on - especially at the hilarious ending. And amidst the jokes... Full review
Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy
Feb 10, 2006
ArizWldcat - imdb.com
Feb 10, 2006ArizWldcat - imdb.com
We were happy to have had the chance to see this at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. I loved the cast: Greg Kinear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano and Steve Carrell were ALL marvelous as the dysfunctional... Full review
News
The Oscar-nominated Little Miss Sunshine star, 13, is set to make her Broadway debut as Helen Keller in the William Gibson play, about a youngster who is taught how to communicate by her instructor. ... Full Article
"Little Miss Sunshine" Will Be Helen Keller in Miracle Worker; Pill Will Be Title Character
playbill.com –
2009-10-28
Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin, of "Little Miss Sunshine," will play Helen Keller, and Tony Award nominee Alison Pill, of The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Off-Broadway's Blackbird , will play Annie Sullivan in Broadway's new production of The Miracle Worker. ... Full Article
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