Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
A dysfunctional family's road trip to a child beauty pageant becomes a darkly comic, heartwarming, and whimsical journey.
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.
How intense is Little Miss Sunshine?
Little Miss Sunshine has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a family watch. The humor runs dry and dark. Rated R.
What Little Miss Sunshine feels like
- Tone
- whimsicalheartwarmingdarkly comic
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- dry and witty, dark and satirical
- Best for
- Full attentionFamily nightComfort watch
Where to stream Little Miss Sunshine
Not on a US subscription service at our last check. Rent or buy may still be an option.
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Is Little Miss Sunshine for you?
Is Little Miss Sunshine scary?
No. Little Miss Sunshine is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Little Miss Sunshine gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Little Miss Sunshine sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Little Miss Sunshine OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is Little Miss Sunshine?
Little Miss Sunshine runs 1h 42m.
Where can I stream Little Miss Sunshine?
Little Miss Sunshine is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Little Miss Sunshine have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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