The Coen brothers really seemed to enjoy making this dark comedy. Great ensemble cast . It really is just good solid entertainment and some great cynicism.
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Burn After Reading
2008 EN 96 min
Overview
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.
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Release date
05/09/2008
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5,365
Popularity
11.4
George Clooney
Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand
Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt
Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich
Osborne Cox
Tilda Swinton
Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins
Ted
Elizabeth Marvel
Sandy Pfarrer
David Rasche
CIA Officer
J.K. Simmons
CIA Superior
Olek Krupa
Krapotkin
Michael Countryman
Alan
Kevin Sussman
Tuchman Marsh Man
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J.R. Horne
Divorce Lawyer
Hamilton Clancy
Peck
Armand Schultz
Olson
Pun Bandhu
Party Guest
Karla Mosley
Party Guest
Jeffrey DeMunn
Cosmetic Surgeon
Richard Poe
Stretching Gym Patron
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Carmen M. Herlihy
Prospective Gym Customer
Raul Aranas
Manolo
Judy Frank
Lawyer's Secretary
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Sándor Técsy
Russian Embassy Escort
Yury Tsykun
Senior Russian Embassy Man
Brian O'Neill
Hal
Robert Prescott
Process Server
Matt Walton
Morning Show Host
Lori Hammel
Morning Show Hostess
Crystal Bock
PR Woman
Patrick Boll
Sandy's Man
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Logan Kulick
Four-Year-Old Patient
Dermot Mulroney
Star of "Coming Up Daisy"
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Robert R. Barry
Drunken Princetonian
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Ted Bouton
Drunken Princetonian
Bob Bowersox
Drunken Princetonian
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Oliver Buckingham
Drunken Princetonian
Michael Fawcett
Drunken Princetonian
William Fowle
Drunken Princetonian
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Charles Gemmill
Drunken Princetonian
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Mitch Giannunzio
Drunken Princetonian
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Cliff Goulet
Drunken Princetonian
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William D. Grey
Drunken Princetonian
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Gary Henderson
Drunken Princetonian
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Ron Kidd
Drunken Princetonian
Bill Massof
Drunken Princetonian
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Brian McKeon
Drunken Princetonian
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Ken McNeill
Drunken Princetonian
Tim Miller
Drunken Princetonian
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Jay Parks
Drunken Princetonian
Roger Rathburn
Drunken Princetonian
Eric Richardson
Drunken Princetonian
Bart Wilder
Drunken Princetonian
Stephen Ananicz
Gym Guy (uncredited)
Matt Cannon
Tourist (uncredited)
Kimberly Dorsey
Tourist (uncredited)
Lil Rhee
Tourist (uncredited)
Liam Ferguson
Businessman (uncredited)
Matthew James Gulbranson
Midwestern Tourist (uncredited)
RJ Konner
Senator (uncredited)
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Douglas Nelson
Man in Park (uncredited)
Kevin Tan
Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Mowery
Suspicious Man (uncredited)
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**The demolition of classic espionage** After being demoted due to his alcohol problems, Osbourne Cox, a veteran CIA analyst, decides to leave the agency and write his memoirs. The CD containing the draft of his manuscript accidentally ends up on the locker room floor of his local gym, where it is found by Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, two fitness center employees who are a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Convinced they have stumbled upon top-secret state secrets, the pair decides to blackmail Cox to fund the multiple plastic surgeries Linda so desperately craves. Consequently, a monu…
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