The Hoover family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarre landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.

GENRE: Comedy, Drama
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1h 40m
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2006
STARRING: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette
DIRECTOR(S): Valerie Faris
PRODUCER(S): Albert Berger, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa
WRITER(S): Michael Arndt
STUDIO: Searchlight Pictures