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58% Critic Match
Running with Scissors
“Do not disturb them. They already are.”
5.8 / 10• 2006• 2h 2m•R• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
Young 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 & Crew
Joseph Cross
Augusten Burroughs
Lead
Annette Bening
Deirdre Burroughs
Brian Cox
Dr. Finch
Gwyneth Paltrow
Hope Finch
Joseph Fiennes
Neil Bookman
Evan Rachel Wood
Natalie Finch
Alec Baldwin
Norman Burroughs
Jill Clayburgh
Agnes Finch
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ryan Murphy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Running with Scissors is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
