Little Miss Sunshine15

Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris | USA | 2006 | 1h 42m | Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano

When a surprise invitation arrives for seven-year-old Olive to compete in the fiercely competitive “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant, her entire family sets off on a wild cross-country journey to cheer her on. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and featuring the stellar cast including the late Alan Arkin, this heartfelt indie comedy beautifully highlights the significance of family, resilience, and embracing our flaws with warmth and humour.

Classic Season: Summer Road Trips

Reviews

‘This sparkling little gem takes the family road movie to unhoped-for heights of hilarity and humanity.’
★★★★
Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine

‘Despite tackling death and dysfunction, indie comedy drama Little Miss Sunshine radiates warmth and charm.’
★★★★
Stella Papamichael, BBC

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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 15
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1h 17m + 18m short film | Czech w/ English subtitles
Director's Cuts: Lucile Hadžihalilović
In a surreal coming-of-age journey, a girl navigates a dreamlike world of vampires, shifting identities, and religious imagery. A key Czech New Wave classic, it is celebrated for its baroque visual style and influential fusion of horror, folklore, and psychoanalysis.

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Romería 15
1h 52m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Aspiring filmmaker Marina travels to Galicia to uncover her family’s past, following her late mother’s diary. As buried truths emerge, she confronts grief, identity and belonging in Carla Simón’s (Summer 1993, Alcarràs) warm, autobiographical drama about memory and emotional inheritance.

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Hokum 15
1h 47m
When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is unsettled by rumours of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Damian McCarthy’s atmospheric psychological horror blends folklore, grief and eerie supernatural mystery.

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17:45

Hokum 15
1h 47m
When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is unsettled by rumours of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Damian McCarthy’s atmospheric psychological horror blends folklore, grief and eerie supernatural mystery.

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20:15

Romería 15
1h 52m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Aspiring filmmaker Marina travels to Galicia to uncover her family’s past, following her late mother’s diary. As buried truths emerge, she confronts grief, identity and belonging in Carla Simón’s (Summer 1993, Alcarràs) warm, autobiographical drama about memory and emotional inheritance.

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