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38. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine

Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Pain, truth and comedy blend like a perfectly made martini in this story of a dysfunctional family trying to help its youngest member (Abigail Breslin’s sparky Olive) live her dream of competing in a regional beauty contest. A chaotic road-trip throws the various members together, including Greg Kinnear’s bitter motivational speaker dad, Paul Dano’s moody teen and Steve Carell’s suicidal gay uncle, and forces them to confront their issues in the most entertaining way possible while also maintaining sympathy for their problems. And not forgetting Alan Arkin, who delivers a standout, Oscar-winning performance as the grouchy, opinionated grandfather with a sailor’s mouth and a deep, abiding love for his granddaughter. 

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Posted by bobbywash on Monday April 15, 2013, 07:15

2 RE: I booked Christopher Cross
Support for that? More

Posted by elab49 on Monday April 1, 2013, 10:09

3 I booked Christopher Cross
A great list, but most of these are unavailable to stream on Netflix. This is quite lame. It's time for these studios and distributors to ante up and accept the fact that most people are not going to purchase DVD's anymore. More

Posted by TikiMan on Sunday March 31, 2013, 05:02

4 The best of the best is not on this list
I've seen the vast majority of the movies on this list, and I agree that they all belong on the list. But, in my opinion the best independent movie of all time is: Special (2006). More

Posted by jay.baker on Sunday January 20, 2013, 03:53

5 What the hell?
Most of the list was correct, but the fact you forgot Halloween is amazing. That had a very low budget and it helped pave the way for other horror indies (like the Last House On the Left, or Friday the 13th). More

Posted by RicoDiGiorgio on Friday November 23, 2012, 17:21

6 RE:
Fine list which makes makes me want to watch a lot of those films. One MAJOR flaw to the list which is I think is a crime: Where the hell is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? More

Posted by R W on Monday July 4, 2011, 13:13

7 RE: The 50 Greatest American Independent Movies
A well-considered list; although I'm sure many will question why their favourites etc aren't on there. With this in mind, here's a cursory handful worth looking into if the American Indie list there gets anyone interested: The Living End (Gregg Araki) Gummo (Harmony Korine) Ken Park (Larry Clark) More

Posted by Keyser_So_So on Monday July 4, 2011, 01:32


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