Running With Scissors
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- Synopsis
- Augusten Burroughs (Joseph Cross) experiences a childhood that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father (Alec Baldwin) and an unstable mother (Annette Bening), he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr....
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- Starring
- Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood
- Director(s)
- Ryan Murphy
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 82 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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