By Vlad Zakh · May 15, 2026
The absurd rituals and hidden pressures behind the beauty pageant stage has powered some of cinema’s sharpest and funniest satires. In Little Miss Sunshine (2006): A dysfunctional family road trips across the country so their young daughter can compete in a children’s beauty pageant. Another standout is Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999): A small-town Minnesota beauty pageant descends into cutthroat sabotage between rival contestants.
01 A plus-size teenager enters her mother's beauty pageant to challenge its narrow standards of beauty.
Directed by Anne Fletcher · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13
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02 A dysfunctional family road trips across the country so their young daughter can compete in a children's beauty pageant.
Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris · 1h 42m · Rated R
Won 2 Oscars73 wins & 112 nominations
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03 A tough FBI agent goes undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to stop a bombing threat.
Directed by Donald Petrie · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13
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04 A small-town Minnesota beauty pageant descends into cutthroat sabotage between rival contestants.
Directed by Michael Patrick Jann · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13
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05 An eccentric small-town woman enters her local beauty pageant hoping to finally win the approval of her family.
Directed by Thomas Schlamme · 1h 42m · Rated PG
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06 A small-town beauty pageant's organizers grapple with marital strife and teenage mischief on the biggest day of the year.
Directed by Michael Ritchie · 1h 53m · Rated PG
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