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Running with Scissors

2006·1h 56m·R
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
23,752 votes
Metascore
52
Metacritic

A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.

Running with Scissors is a 2006 drama comedy movie directed by Ryan Murphy, starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 23,752 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
Ryan Murphy
Stars
Joseph Cross
Annette Bening
Brian Cox
Gwyneth Paltrow
Details
2006-10-27
116 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
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