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Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

Oct 27, 2006
116 min
DramaComedy
5.8/ 10
250 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
5.8/10
250 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
23,329 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
52/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$12,000,000Production cost
Box Office$6,754,898Worldwide gross
Profit-$5,245,102Loss
ROI
-43.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$7,022,827Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Production information

"Do not disturb them. They already are."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$6,754,898

Production Companies

TriStar PicturesPlan B Entertainment

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