2006 · 102 min · R

Little Miss Sunshine

Name: Little Miss Sunshine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin

Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris · Comedy, Drama

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) is a Comedy film, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris set in Albuquerque, Redondo Beach, and Scottsdale during the 2000s. It runs 102 minutes and is rated R.

A road trip, with a darkly comic and whimsical tone. Themes of family & loyalty, grief & loss, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer

Mychael DannaDeVotchKa

Cinematography

Tim Suhrstedt

Cast

Greg KinnearToni ColletteSteve CarellPaul DanoAbigail BreslinAlan ArkinBryan CranstonBeth Grant

The world of this film

Setting

Where

AlbuquerqueRedondo BeachScottsdale

Setting

Suburban Desert

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Road Trip

Themes

Family & Loyalty Grief & Loss Coming Of Age

Tone

Darkly ComicWhimsicalHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleChild Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Little Miss Sunshine

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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