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.
Directed by Ryan Murphy
husband wife relationship
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
becoming an adult
therapist
marriage crisis
1970s
adoption
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Joseph Cross
Augusten Burroughs
Annette Bening
Deirdre Burroughs
Brian Cox
Dr. Finch
Gwyneth Paltrow
Hope Finch
Joseph Fiennes
Neil Bookman
Evan Rachel Wood
Natalie Finch
Alec Baldwin
Norman Burroughs
Jill Clayburgh
Agnes Finch
Gabrielle Union
Dorothy
Patrick Wilson
Michael Shephard
Kristin Chenoweth
Fern Stewart
Dagmara Dominczyk
Suzanne
Crew
Ryan Murphy
Director
Ryan Murphy
Screenplay
Brad Grey
Producer
Brad Pitt
Producer
Ryan Murphy
Producer
Zoe Hay
Makeup Artist
Eryn Krueger-Mekash
Makeup Artist
Diana Valentine
Script Supervisor
Noon Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Kneece
Steadicam Operator
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
c
5.0★ · 02/24/26
cat soup and a fortune telling shit…
cat soup and a fortune telling shit…
alissa
7.0★ · 12/13/25
wowza
wowza
amy marie
4.0★ · 10/08/25
i lived a thousand lives during this film’s runtime
i lived a thousand lives during this film’s runtime
hannah
4.0★ · 12/20/24
imagine they take your traumatic childhood and make it into a shit movie
imagine they take your traumatic childhood and make it into a shit movie
