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2006 · 102 min · R

Little Miss Sunshine

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
SuburbanDesert
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Family & LoyaltyGrief & LossComing Of Age
Tone
Darkly ComicWhimsicalHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleChild Lead
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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