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Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ryan Murphy, based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Oct 27, 2006 · A teenage boy is sent to live with a psychiatrist and his eccentric family in the 1970s. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this movie.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Ryan Murphy
- 2006-10-27
Mar 31, 2017 · Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.66M subscribers. Subscribed. 716. 90K views 7 years ago. Starring: Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening, Brian Cox Running with Scissors (2006) Official Trailer 1...
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A film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir about his troubled childhood and his relationship with a controversial therapist. Critics and audiences disagree on the quality of the film, which stars Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Brian Cox.
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- Ryan Murphy
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- Annette Bening
Oct 20, 2006 · By A.O. Scott. Oct. 20, 2006. Like its source, Augusten Burroughs’s best-selling memoir, the new movie “Running With Scissors” is by turns hilarious and appalling. Set in an era of garish...
- Ryan Murphy
Oct 20, 2006 · Based on Augusten Burroughs' memoir, the film follows his childhood in a dysfunctional family and his relationship with a psychiatrist. Critics and users are divided on the film's tone, humor, and performances, with Annette Bening and Brian Cox receiving praise.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. In 1971, the neatness-obsessed but sharply observant 6-year-old Augusten finds himself trapped between his troubled parents: his mother Deirdre, an unpublished--not to mention unstable--confessional poet with delusions of being hugely famous; and his father Norman, an alcoholic math professor who lo.
