# Little Miss Sunshine (2006) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/little-miss-sunshine-2006/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 82% |
| Editorial Rating | 91/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 91% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 80/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7.8/10 |
| Director | Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Runtime | 102 min |
| Festival premiere | Sundance 2006 |

## Quick answer

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Little Miss Sunshine — Sundance 2006 selection. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid. Metascore 80/100. Directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton.

## Celluloid verdict

Little Miss Sunshine — Sundance 2006 selection. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid.

## Synopsis

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.

## Cast

Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Beth Grant, Wallace Langham, Matt Winston

## Accolades

Premiered at Sundance 2006.

## Where to watch

Global: Netflix, Peacock
the United States: Netflix, Peacock
the United Kingdom: Apple TV+, Disney+
Indonesia: Disney+
Turkey: Disney+
South Korea: Disney+
Japan: Disney+
Malaysia: Disney+
Thailand: Disney+

## Common questions

**Is Little Miss Sunshine worth watching?**
Little Miss Sunshine holds a 82% Celluloid Score. Little Miss Sunshine — Sundance 2006 selection. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid.

**What is Little Miss Sunshine about?**
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.

**Who directed Little Miss Sunshine?**
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) was directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Little Miss Sunshine?**
82% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (91/100), Metascore (80/100), Letterboxd (3.9/5), and IMDb (7.8/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch Little Miss Sunshine?**
Little Miss Sunshine is streaming on Netflix, Peacock; on Netflix, Peacock in the United States; on Apple TV+, Disney+ in the United Kingdom; on Disney+ in Indonesia; on Disney+ in Turkey; on Disney+ in South Korea; on Disney+ in Japan; on Disney+ in Malaysia; on Disney+ in Thailand. Availability varies by region.

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Reviewed and scored by Celluloid · Editor: Kaiser Khan (https://celluloidscore.com/author/kaiser-khan/)

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