Movies like Little Miss Sunshine

Key Features:: Dysfunctional family, Road trip, Beauty pageant, Underdog, Family bonding, Quirky characters, Coming-of-age, Character-driven, Indie film, Hope, Self-acceptance
Tone:: humorous, earnest, witty
Target Audience:: Indie film enthusiasts, Character-driven story lovers, Feel-good movie fans
Emotional Arc:: Amusement → Empathy → Hope

Little Miss Sunshine

2006-07-26

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.

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Cast

Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Beth Grant, Wallace Langham, Matt Winston

Crew

Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, Michael Arndt

Rating

★7.691(7549 votes)