A family on the verge of a breakdown.
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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Character
Classical in form, contemporary, spare and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
77 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
Where do you stand?
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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“Is Greg Kinnear the best thing in Little Miss Sunshine?”
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“Is it the best comedy film of its decade?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- Greg KinnearRichard Hoover
- Toni ColletteSheryl Hoover
- Steve CarellFrank Ginsberg
- Paul DanoDwayne Hoover
- Abigail BreslinOlive Hoover
- Alan ArkinEdwin Hoover
- Bryan CranstonStan Grossman
- Beth GrantNancy Jenkins
- Wallace LanghamKirby
- Matt WinstonPageant MC
Crew
- Valerie FarisDirector
- Jonathan DaytonDirector
- Michael ArndtWriter
- Tim SuhrstedtDirector of Photography
- DeVotchKaOriginal Music Composer
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
- Pamela MartinEditor
- Peter SarafProducer
- Albert BergerProducer
- Marc TurtletaubProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Postcards from the Edge 199089% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary.
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The Edge of Seventeen 201680% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, spare.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 201680% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form.
The Christophers 202680% alikeBoth classical in form, contemporary.
Heartburn 198680% alikeBoth classical in form, spare.
Muriel's Wedding 199479% alikeBoth classical in form.
Sugar Rush 200585% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, classical in form, spare.
Sex Education 201983% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, classical in form.
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