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About the Movie
Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program... with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers - the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her - with riotously funny results.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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91%- Reviews Counted: 212
- Fresh: 192
- Rotten: 20
- Average Rating: 7.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: ... a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it.
Fresh: The funniest and most gracefully written, acted and directed dysfunctional-American-family farce comedy of the year thus far.
Fresh: ... this isn't much more than a glorified sitcom, but it deftly dramatizes our conflicting desires for individuality and an audience to applaud it.
Fresh: ... an amusing movie, viciously well-written and brilliantly acted.
Customer Reviews
Great movie
This movie gave me tears near the end. I thought it was a very well written story, with some good actors. I definitely recommend a rent at least. But if you trust me, buy it. It's worth it, and I guarantee your gonna love it!
Terrific!
By far one of my top movies of all time, terrific story and terrific acting, you will laugh and cry!
Awesome
This is pretty much one of the best movies of all time. I've never met anyone who has seen it and not totally loved it. If you haven't seen it already, you owe it to yourself to watch it.
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- Little Miss Sunshine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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