Main Plot
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Little Miss Sunshine | 2006
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Characters
- Steve Carell plays the role of Frank, a depressed scholar who joins his dysfunctional family on a road trip.
- Toni Collette's character, Sheryl Hoover, is the mother of Olive and plays a central role in the dysfunctional family's journey to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant.
- Greg Kinnear's character in Little Miss Sunshine is the father who supports his daughter's dream of winning a beauty pageant.
Ending
(*spoilers*)
In the ending of Little Miss Sunshine, Olive performs her quirky dance routine at the beauty pageant, while her family watches nervously. Despite the unconventional routine, the audience embraces her performance. Olive doesn't win the pageant, but her family joins her on stage, supporting and celebrating her. They all leave the stage hand in hand, reaffirming their bond as a loving and united family.