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Running with Scissors
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Running with Scissors is a 2006 American drama and comedy film directed and written by Ryan Murphy. Based on a work by Augusten Burroughs, the movie stars Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, and Evan Rachel Wood. It was produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Augusten Burroughs, and Dede Gardner through Plan B Entertainment. The narrative focuses on a dysfunctional family and is set in Massachusetts, with filming taking place in Los Angeles.
The film has a runtime of 122 minutes and was released on October 27, 2006. It was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. The production had a budget of $12,000,000 and generated $6,754,898 in revenue. The original language is English.
Critical reception includes a 31% rating, a 5/10 score, and a 52/100 Metascore. It holds a 6.1 rating on IMDb from 23,329 votes. The film was rated R and received three wins and seven nominations. It is an LGBTQ-related film that addresses themes such as husband-wife relationships, sibling dynamics, and becoming an adult.
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5.8Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
Cast
- Joseph Cross as Augusten Burroughs
- Annette Bening as Deirdre Burroughs
- Brian Cox as Dr. Finch
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Hope Finch
- Joseph Fiennes as Neil Bookman
- Evan Rachel Wood as Natalie Finch
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- becoming an adult
- therapist
- marriage crisis
- 1970s
- adoption
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
23,329 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Ryan Murphy (producer)
- Screenwriter
- Ryan Murphy (producer)
- Cast member
- Marianne Muellerleile
- Composer
- James S. Levine
- Producer
- Dede Gardner
- Production company
- Ryan Murphy (producer)
- Narrative location
- Massachusetts
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 529741
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2007-01-18
- title
- Running with Scissors
- after a work by
- Augusten Burroughs
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52/100
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