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Little Miss Sunshine
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About 2006 film by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Genres drama, comedy, road
Directed by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
Written by Michael Arndt
Starring Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Music Mychael Danna
Runtime 98 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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