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Release Date:
12 September 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Intelligence is relative. more
Plot:
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
Another 9 nominations
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'Slumdog' most rented DVD of the year
(From digitalspy. 29 November 2009, 8:10 AM, PST)
Spending Time With Family Is More Important To Brad Pitt
(From Gossipvita. 19 November 2009, 2:37 PM, PST)
(From digitalspy. 29 November 2009, 8:10 AM, PST)
Spending Time With Family Is More Important To Brad Pitt
(From Gossipvita. 19 November 2009, 2:37 PM, PST)
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Another Hit from the genius of the Coens.
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Also Known As:
Burn After Reading (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.
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Runtime:
96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44448) |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-13 |
Australia:MA |
Singapore:M18 (cut) |
Singapore:NC-16 (video rating) (heavily cut) |
UK:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Germany:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Sweden:15 |
Norway:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Japan:PG-12 |
Czech Republic:15 |
Peru:14 |
France:U |
South Korea:18 |
Iceland:14 (video rating) |
Iceland:16 (original rating)
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When Brad Pitt's character (Chad) first meets Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) he recommends himself as Mr. Black - the same name as Pitt's character from Meet Joe Black (1998).
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Errors in geography: On his 5.2 mile run, after crossing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Harry runs north up a steep hill on 35th Street, and a black car passes him from behind. In reality, this street runs one-way in the opposite direction. Also, the car appears to continue straight through the intersection, but is then seen going east on Prospect Street; Harry watches it drive away while facing northwest, then turns and jogs away in the same direction the car went, passing the same tree that the car just passed.
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Quotes:
CIA Officer:
We'll... interface with the FBI on this dead body.
CIA Superior: No, no. God no. Burn the body. Get rid of it.
CIA Officer: OK.
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CIA Superior: No, no. God no. Burn the body. Get rid of it.
CIA Officer: OK.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.10)" (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Pictures At An Exhibition Promenade
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There's a point in this movie that George Clooney's character, Harry Pfarrer shows Frances McDormand's character Linda Litzke something that we've seen him working on for about half the movie. It was so surprising when I first saw it, that at first, I didn't even know what it was.
Once again, the Coens have created wonderful characters, including Clooney, who is a womanizer and paranoid that people are following him, and McDormand, who just wants plastic surgery in order to look better. Also, there's John Malkovich as Osbourne Cox, who "doesn't have a drinking problem," and maybe the best in the movie, Brad Pitt as Chad, a clueless gym employee who is pushed along by McDormand.
The only character that isn't up to par with the rest is Tilda Swinton's character of Katie Cox, Osbourne's wife. She doesn't get as many laughs as the rest, and it seems like the Coens just needed her as a plot device rather than an actual character. However, she may not be funny, but she does play the character well.
The writing is brilliant and the Coens weave the story in such a way that it reminds me of their previous movie, The Big Lebowski. In the end, as J.K. Simmons character sums it up himself, nothing really happens, but while watching it all unfold, you can't help but laugh at the absurdity.