"A family on the verge of a breakdown."

2006

1h 42m

7.7(8099 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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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.

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10 featured cast members

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Greg Kinnear

Richard Hoover

Toni Collette

Sheryl Hoover

Steve Carell

Frank Ginsberg

Paul Dano

Dwayne Hoover

Abigail Breslin

Olive Hoover

Alan Arkin

Edwin Hoover

Bryan Cranston

Stan Grossman

Beth Grant

Nancy Jenkins

Wallace Langham

Kirby

Matt Winston

Pageant MC

Creative team

Directed by: Valerie Faris
Jonathan Dayton
Written by: Michael Arndt
Produced by: Peter Saraf
Albert Berger

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