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Running with Scissors

2006 · 122 min

A wry, queasy trawl through a chaotic adolescence, mixing black comedy with genuine unease and sadness.

Directed by
Ryan Murphy
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Ryan Murphy
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Ryan Murphy
Written by
Ryan Murphy
Starring
Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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