Little Miss Sunshine

Year

2006

Duration

101 minutes

Genres

Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama

Language

English (English subtitles)

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Loveable seven-year-old Olive dreams of winning a beauty pageant - and within her dysfunctional family, her dream is the one bright spot. Her fellow family members, all of whom harbour dark secrets or major issues, pile into a broken-down van and to drive across the USA to help Olive realise her goal. While never being less than incredibly funny, this big-hearted film also manages to prove that though the darkest times and in the most troubled situations, the bond of family remains one of life's greatest gifts.

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This film has a few uses of strong bad language and drug use.

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Little Miss Sunshine

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Duration

Genres

Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Also available with this film on Into Film+

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Classification

This film is part of the following theme

Also available with this film on Into Film+

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Resources To Use With This Film

Battle of the Sexes: Film Guide

Little Miss Sunshine: Film Guide

The Kids Are All Right: Film Guide

International Day of Families, 15 May

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The Way Way Back(2013)

The Way Way Back(2013)

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Billy Elliot(2000)

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The Kings of Summer(2013)

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