Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors (2006)

15
18/06/2007 (GB)
Drama, Comedy
1h 56m

Do not disturb them. They already are.

Overview

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.

  • Ryan MurphyDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $12,000,000

  • Revenue

    $6,754,898

Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • sibling relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • becoming an adult
  • therapist
  • marriage crisis
  • 1970s
  • adoption

Top Billed Cast

Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Augusten Burroughs

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Deirdre Burroughs

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Dr. Finch

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Hope Finch

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Neil Bookman

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Natalie Finch

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Norman Burroughs

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Agnes Finch

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Dorothy

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Michael Shephard

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