---
title: 'Running with Scissors (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ryan Murphy'
released: '2006-10-27'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/running-with-scissors-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439289/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Running with Scissors (2006)

2006 · 116 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy drama film written and directed by Ryan Murphy, based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Gwyneth Paltrow. The semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs' childhood, based on his best-selling book, received mixed reviews as a film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ryan Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-murphy)
- **Screenplay:** [Ryan Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-murphy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James S. Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-s-levine)
- **Producer:** [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt), [Brad Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-grey), [Augusten Burroughs](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusten-burroughs), [Dede Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-gardner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Baffa](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-baffa)

## Cast

- [Colleen Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-camp)
- [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwyneth-paltrow)
- [Annette Bening](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-bening)
- [Kristin Chenoweth](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-chenoweth)
- [Leslie Grossman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-grossman)
- [Joseph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-fiennes)
- [Omid Abtahi](https://cinepixo.com/people/omid-abtahi)
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox)
- [Alec Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-baldwin)
- [Gabrielle Union](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-union)
- [Patrick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-wilson)
- [Joseph Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cross)
- [Evan Rachel Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-rachel-wood)
- [Jill Clayburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-clayburgh)
- [Marianne Muellerleile](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-muellerleile)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/running-with-scissors-2006
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