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Valerie Faris

Directing · follow into films and chains

Biography

Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) is an American music video and film director. She and filmmaker husband Jonathan Dayton received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Later they directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks (2012), and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017). Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series, Living with Yourself, starring Paul Rudd.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Little Miss Sunshine

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Executive Producer

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Producer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Pure-Hearted Heroes

Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...

7 films

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