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Burn After Reading (2008)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 137,953 users
Metascore:
63/100
Reviews: 506 user | 309 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. |
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
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| George Clooney | ... | ||
| Frances McDormand | ... | ||
| Brad Pitt | ... | ||
| John Malkovich | ... | ||
| Tilda Swinton | ... | ||
| Richard Jenkins | ... | ||
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Elizabeth Marvel | ... | |
| David Rasche | ... | ||
| J.K. Simmons | ... |
CIA Superior
(as JK Simmons)
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| Olek Krupa | ... | ||
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Michael Countryman | ... | |
| Kevin Sussman | ... | ||
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J.R. Horne | ... |
Divorce Lawyer
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| Hamilton Clancy | ... | ||
| Armand Schultz | ... | ||
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Storyline
Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, is fired at the CIA, so he begins a memoir. His wife wants a divorce and expects her lover, Harry, a philandering State Department marshal, to leave his wife. A diskette falls out of a gym bag at a Georgetown fitness center. Two employees there try to turn it into cash: Linda, who wants money for elective surgery, and Chad, an amiable goof. Information on the disc leads them to Osbourne who rejects their sales pitch; then they visit the Russian embassy. To sweeten the pot, they decide they need more of Osbourne's secrets. Meanwhile, Linda's boss likes her, and Harry's wife leaves for a book tour. All roads lead to Osbourne's house. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Intelligence is only their job. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Quémese después de leerse See more »Filming Locations:
Bronx Community College - University Avenue at West 181 Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$37,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$19,128,001 (USA) (14 September 2008) (2651 Screens)Gross:
$163,720,069 (Worldwide) (25 December 2008)Company Credits
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(1874)
Written by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Of America See more »
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Trivia
When Harry's wife is on the Seattle show, the show's host interrupts her, saying that "Dermot Mulrooney" is coming on after the commercial break. Dermot Mulroney is the actor that plays "Star of 'Coming Up Daisy'" in the actual film. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Osbourne has quit the agency, we see him on a sailboat motoring on the water. The scene changes to a closeup with his father and the sailboat is suddenly not moving through the water. See more »Crazy Credits
As usual, the Coen Brothers edited this film under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes See more »Soundtracks
"Pictures At An Exhibition Promenade"(1874)
Written by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Of America See more »
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