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Running with Scissors

2006 · Movie · 122 min
D

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57/100

Averaged across 8 ratings · 136K votes

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32–68 out of 100

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Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 32, highest is Metacritic users on 68. Critics average 42, everyone else 62.

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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.

Details

Director
Ryan Murphy
Released
27 October 2006
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
122 min
Rated
R
Budget
$12.0M
Box office
$6.8M

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