The read
Most of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic52/100
265 audience votes
Key crew
- Ryan MurphyScreenplay
- Ryan MurphyDirector
- James S. LevineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joseph CrossAugusten Burroughs
- Annette BeningDeirdre Burroughs
- Brian CoxDr. Finch
- Gwyneth PaltrowHope Finch
- Joseph FiennesNeil Bookman
- Evan Rachel WoodNatalie Finch
- Alec BaldwinNorman Burroughs
- Jill ClayburghAgnes Finch
- Gabrielle UnionDorothy
- Patrick WilsonMichael Shephard
- Kristin ChenowethFern Stewart
- Dagmara DominczykSuzanne
Stills
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Themes
husband wife relationshipsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookbecoming an adulttherapistmarriage crisis1970sadoption