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Running with Scissors

5.820062h 2mRMovieDramaComedy

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.

DirectorRyan Murphy
WriterRyan Murphy
ProducersBonnie Weis·Steve Samuels

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Cast · Directed by Ryan Murphy

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
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Fern Stewart
Dagmara Dominczyk
Dagmara Dominczyk
Suzanne

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Running with Scissors is streaming on Hulu in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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