Burn After ReadingReview and Synopsis

  • Burn After Reading
  • Opened September 12, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
  • R
    pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
  • A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official's (Academy Award nominee John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
  • Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt
  • Director: Ethan Coen
  • Genres: Farce, Comedy, Ensemble Film, Spy Comedy

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  • Brad Pitt in "Burn After Reading."
  • Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt in "Burn After Reading."
  • George Clooney and Frances McDormand in "Burn After Reading."

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  • Brad Pitt at the opening ceremony and premiere of "Burn After Reading" during the 65th Venice Film Festival.
  • George Clooney at the opening ceremony and premiere of "Burn After Reading" during the 65th Venice Film Festival.
  • Tilda Swinton at the opening ceremony and premiere of "Burn After Reading" during the 65th Venice Film Festival.

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  • Burn Before Watching!
    by allie8962

    This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. It was NOT FUNNY AT ALL, unlike what the previews would have you believe. The characters in the movie were all very sad and pathetic....Read More

  • Not good
    by alchemist2

    this movie was not what it was made out to be. I was really disappointed, it didnt really make any sense. It was not funny whatsoever. Just really poor movie....Read More

  • Funniest Movie of the year
    by illogical hawk

    An all-star cast along for a hilarious ride, with the Coen brothers at the helm, fresh off of their Best Picture Oscar for No Country for Old Men? It just screams potential, and delivers in...Read More

  • WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!
    by themostawesomepersonever

    I had been looking forward to seeing this movie and finally saw it last night. My rating: WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! It was stupid, made no sense, had no plot line, etc. I usually love both...Read More

Burn After Reading Critic Reviews

  • "...this is about as dark and nihilistic as comedies are allowed to get before the laughter dies bitterly on your lips. " Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...an outlandish dark farce/spy spoof with some hilarious characters and quotable lines." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...snappy picture tries to mate sex farce with a satire of a paranoid political thriller, with arch and ungainly results." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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