Running with Scissors

Name: Running with Scissors
Genre: comedy, drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes

Running with Scissors (2006) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow. This page maps 3 characters and 3 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 5.8/10 from 265 votes.

Interactive Features for Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 3 characters interconnect through 3 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A memoir-driven exploration of childhood instability, unconventional guardianship, and the pursuit of literary independence.

Comedy, Drama · 5.8/10 · 122 min · 2006

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.