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Directed by
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Written by
Michael Arndt Cast
Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette [more]
Release Date
• USA: Jul 28, 2006
Budget USD 8,000,000
BoxOffice: $59.8M
Official Website:
Little Miss Sunshine Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.
Running Time
1 hour, 40 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Big Beach Films, Third Gear Productions LLC, Deep River Productions, Bona Fide Productions
Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Little Miss Sunshine Reviews |
If properly marketed, Little Miss Sunshine could prove to be a sleeper hit. It's the kind of picture audiences enjoy because there's substance to go with the humor, and movie-goers will leave the theater feeling uplifted. Ultimately, despite flirting with some darker subjects, Little Miss Sunshine lives up to its name. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Dayton, Faris and their talented cast bring just the right amount of fresh quirkiness to the overused family road comedy movie to give "Little Miss Sunshine" the type of universal feel that only a filmmaker like Alexander Payne has been able to pull off in the past. Getting solid laughs from everyday situations, the movie mainly works because you fall in love with each and every member of this family and find yourself rooting for them every step of the way. [read review] 9/10
--Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net)
...will please crowds who like a bit of titillation and provocation with their quirky family fare. It's an expertly made comedy with a cast firing on all cylinders and a fireworks display of an ending...."Little Miss Sunshine” could have been a conventional road movie with a chuckle here and there. The exceptional cast, solid directing and a briskly paced story help to raise it to the level of one of the best comedies of the summer. [read review] B,B+
This beautiful comedy -- easily the best of the year -- knows the hysterical heartbreak of that truth. It knows that we've all been locked in that car at one time or another, that at the end of the day it's really for the best... and that it's all going to hurt like hell anyway. [read review] A-
--Rob Vaux (Flipsidemovies.com)
...The ending, when they actually arrive at the pageant, might be a bit over the top and the characters might be too distinctly drawn, but none of this matters when it comes to the entertainment value of this movie, because over the course of the story you will find that you both care and can laugh at them, often at the same time...Do yourself a favor, if you have the opportunity to see this movie, take it. [read review] 
--Scott Nash (TheMovieBuffs.com)
...is enjoyable because it’s moving without being pedantic, it’s funny while being honest about how family members treat each other, and it takes everything about being human with a smart affection sorely lacking in current filmmaking. [read review] 
--Rachel Gordon (FilmCritic.com)
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