Burn After ReadingOverview and Synopsis

  • Burn After Reading
  • Opens Friday, 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, Richard Jenkins
  • Director: Ethan Coen
  • Genres: Comedy, Spy Comedy

Critic Reviews

  • "...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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