Running with Scissors (2006)

2006 · 122 min · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Ryan Murphy. Starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes.

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