Running With Scissors
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- Synopsis
- Screen newcomer Joseph Cross portrays Augusten Burroughs in director Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name....
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- Starring
- Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin
- Director(s)
- Ryan Murphy
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
The surreality is distancing, but authentic, believable performances and a low-key affect keep Running From Scissors from turning shrill.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
Ms. Bening's precise, pitiless tracing of her character's decline from feisty defiance to pathetic, overmedicated self-delusion gives the film an emotional weight it might not otherwise have.Read the full review
Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites
By turns cruel, self-pitying, and mordantly witty, Bening makes living with a delusional psychotic seem like the adventure of a lifetime.Read the full review
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GET TO KNOW: JOSEPH CROSS
05/14/08 "Running with Scissors" is one of my favorite books ever and, while the film version was disappointing (I'm being kind), there was no denying that Joseph Cross' brilliant performance as Augusten Burroughs was the movie's saving grace. | New York Post - New York NY