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Running with Scissors
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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.
Released: 2006-10-27122 minDir: Ryan MurphyDrama, ComedyBudget: $12.0MBox office: $6.8M
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
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 529741
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- publication date
- 2007-01-18
- title
- Running with Scissors
- review score
- 52/100
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2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films2006 American films2006 comedy-drama films2006 directorial debut films2006 English-language films2006 films2006 LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican coming-of-age comedy-drama filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsComedy-drama films based on actual eventsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about dysfunctional familiesFilms about psychiatryFilms based on memoirsFilms directed by Ryan Murphy (producer)Films produced by Brad GreyFilms produced by Brad PittFilms produced by Dede GardnerFilms produced by Ryan Murphy (producer)Films set in MassachusettsFilms set in the 1970sFilms shot in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Ryan Murphy (producer)Gay-related films