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The Coen Brothers have come up with another dark comedy.  Burn After Reading has an eclectic cast of characters who somehow all have ties to one another.  The interwoven relationships make for a kind of farce that drives the action.  Brad Pitt plays a personal trainer at a gym, and this is the funniest I’ve ever seen him.  He rides a bike, chomps on gum, nurses a bloody nose, and laughs like a dork.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a supporting actor nomination, he’s so different than he usually is in films.  Frances MacDormand is his friend and co-worker.  They find a CD in the locker room and assume it is filled with CIA secrets.  They contact John Malkovich, the now fired CIA agent, whose wife, played by Tilda Swinton, is having an affair with George Clooney.  And the antics ensue.  The movie keeps you guessing, and laughing, and cringing.  If you can stomach this kind of humor, you’ll really enjoy it.

 


 

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Burn After Reading (2008)

R 96 min - Drama, Comedy, Crime - 12 September 2008
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This is a comedic tale of espionage. An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.

Director:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars:  George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, J.K. Simmons, John Malkovich, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, Olek Krupa, Michael Countryman, Kevin Sussman, J.R. Horne, Hamilton Clancy, Armand Schultz, Dermot Mulroney, Pun Bandhu, Karla Mosley, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Poe, Raul Aranas, Sándor Técsy, Yury Tsykun, Brian O'Neill, Robert Prescott, Matt Walton, Lori Hammel, Crystal Bock, Patrick Boll, Bob Bowersox, William Fowle, Tim Miller, Roger Rathburn, Stephen Ananicz, James Thomas Bligh, Matt Cannon, Patrick Michael Strange, Matthew James Gulbranson, Kevin Tan, Liam Ferguson, RJ Konner, Douglas Nelson, Jacqueline Wright

Storyline

This is a comedic tale of espionage. An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.


Tagline: Intelligence is relative.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime

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Country:   United States of America,   United Kingdom,   France
Language:  English
Release Date:  12 September 2008

Box Office

Budget:  $37,000,000
Revenue:  $163,720,069

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Mike Zoss Productions, Studio Canal, Relativity Media, Focus Features, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 36 min
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