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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 187,124 users
Metascore:
80/100
Reviews: 842 user | 249 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Writer:Michael Arndt |
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| Greg Kinnear | ... | ||
| Paul Dano | ... | ||
| Alan Arkin | ... | ||
| Toni Collette | ... | ||
| Steve Carell | ... | ||
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Marc Turtletaub | ... |
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Jill Talley | ... | |
| Brenda Canela | ... | ||
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | ... | ||
| Chuck Loring | ... | ||
| Justin Shilton | ... | ||
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Gordon Thomson | ... | |
| Steven Christopher Parker | ... | ||
| Bryan Cranston | ... | ||
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Storyline
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 commit suicide when he was rejected by his boyfriend and his great competitor became renowned and recognized as number one in the field of Proust. Sheryl's husband Richard is unsuccessfully trying to sell his self-help and self-improvement technique using nine steps to reach success, but he is actually a complete loser. Her son Dwayne has taken a vow of silence as a follower of Nietzsche and aims to be a jet pilot. Dwayne's grandfather Edwin was sent away from the institution for elders Sunset Manor and is addicted in heroin. When her seven years old daughter Olive has a chance to dispute the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, the whole family travels together in their old Volkswagen Type 2 (Kombi)... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A family on the verge of a breakdown See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, some sex and drug content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Pequeña Miss Sunshine See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$370,782 (USA) (30 July 2006) (7 Screens)Gross:
$100,221,296 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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Written by Sufjan Stevens
Performed by Sufjan Stevens
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The character Dwayne was originally supposed to have a Mohawk. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The shots inside (when driving) the van all appear to be on rolling, multi-lane freeways in a heavily urbanized area. However, the exterior shots are quite varied, and as often as not look to be on two lane black - top, in a desert area. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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"Chicago"Written by Sufjan Stevens
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