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Running with Scissors

Do not disturb them. They already are.

5.8

2006•1h 56m

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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Cast

Photo of Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Augusten Burroughs

Photo of Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Deirdre Burroughs

Photo of Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Dr. Finch

Photo of Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Hope Finch

Photo of Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Neil Bookman

Photo of Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Natalie Finch

Photo of Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Norman Burroughs

Photo of Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Agnes Finch

Photo of Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Dorothy

Photo of Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Michael Shephard

Photo of Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Fern Stewart

Photo of Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Suzanne

Photo of Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Joan

Photo of Nancy Cassaro

Nancy Cassaro

Christy - 1978 Poetry Club

Photo of Omid Abtahi

Omid Abtahi

Restaurant Manager

Photo of Julie Remala

Julie Remala

Restaurant Waitress

Photo of Will Carter

Will Carter

Officer Button

Photo of Marianne Muellerleile

Marianne Muellerleile

Nurse

Photo of Leslie Grossman

Leslie Grossman

Sue (uncredited)

Photo of Margaret Newborn

Margaret Newborn

Audience Member (uncredited)

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