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Burn After Reading

Intelligence is relative.

Film20081h 36mReleased

DramaComedy
Not rated

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Director
Ethan Coen
Language
English
Released
2008-09-05
Runtime
1h 36m

Community score

6.75,313 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.7

The story

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.

Cast

  • George Clooney
    George ClooneyHarry Pfarrer
  • Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormandLinda Litzke
  • Brad Pitt
    Brad PittChad Feldheimer
  • John Malkovich
    John MalkovichOsborne Cox
  • Tilda Swinton
    Tilda SwintonKatie Cox
  • Richard Jenkins
    Richard JenkinsTed
  • Elizabeth Marvel
    Elizabeth MarvelSandy Pfarrer
  • David Rasche
    David RascheCIA Officer
  • J.K. Simmons
    J.K. SimmonsCIA Superior
  • Olek Krupa
    Olek KrupaKrapotkin