Storyline
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.
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Writers
Cast
Bryan Cranston, Marc Turtletaub, Beth Grant, Paul Dano, Matt Winston, Steve Carell, Paula Newsome, Dean Norris, Geoff Meed, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Jill Talley, Wallace Langham, Steven Christopher Parker, Justin Shilton, Joan Scheckel, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Mel Rodriguez, Brenda Canela, John Walcutt, Chuck Loring, Gordon Thomson, Lauren Shiohama, Jerry Giles, Casandra Ashe
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Reviews
90
This indie, a sweet, tart and smart satire about a family of losers in a world obsessed with winning, is an authentic crowd pleaser. There's been no more satisfying American comedy this year.
83
The A.V. Club
The film accomplishes a remarkable feat of creative alchemy by breathing life and depth into characters that, in lesser hands, could easily have come across as grating caricatures.
80
A brainy blend of farce and heart, this is one of those movies that veteran moviegoers complain they don't make anymore.
80
Pic's distinguished by a flawless cast, a gentle spirit of rebellion and a smart script by first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt that knows never to push its character quirks too hard.
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Little Miss Sunshine is an enchanting anthem to loserdom -- a dark comedy that piles on setback after setback and yet never loses its helium.
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