Dir. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton · Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin · Music DeVotchKa
“A family on the verge of a breakdown.”
ComedyDrama
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.
VIBE
This film feels like a warm, slightly frayed blanket of quirky charm and unexpected heart. It's a journey through the beautiful mess of family, blending laugh-out-loud moments with tender, poignant introspection. Expect a bittersweet, ultimately uplifting experience that champions the wonderfully imperfect and the power of sticking together.
bittersweetquirkyheartwarmingoptimisticpoignantfeel-goodsteadyindependent dramedyensemble character studysun-drenched aestheticquirky humorfamily dysfunctionself-acceptancethe pursuit of dreamscoming-of-ageunconventional beauty