Is Running with Scissors actually good?

Running with Scissors sits in the 21.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 21.1% of them.

How does Running with Scissors compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2000s, Running with Scissors lands in the 22.8% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is Running with Scissors's score based on?

138 calibrated reviewers stand behind Running with Scissors's score.

2006

global pct

21.1

Film · 2006 · Films · 2000s

Running with Scissors

Name: Running with Scissors
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006

Scored from 138 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 peers).

21.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

22.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles

7.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

138 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Based on Augusten Burroughs's memoir, a young boy is sent to live with his mother's eccentric psychiatrist after her mental health unravels. Inside the chaotic Finch household, he navigates a bizarre, rule-free family while trying to find his own identity and footing as a writer.

Running with Scissors is a 2006 comedy and drama film.

7,846 other films from the 2000s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 138 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 144 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 5,324 of whom clear the calibration test.

Is Running with Scissors (2006) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 138
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2000s

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