Burn After Reading

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-09-05
Box Office Gross: $163,700,000
Running Time: 96 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Focus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions
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JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

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... See more for the duo, and those in their orbit.

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Review Date: Director: Joel & Ethan Coen Writer: Joel & Ethan Coen Producers: Joel & Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Actors: George Clooney as Harry Frances McDormand as Linda Brad Pitt as Chad Plot: A bumbling exercise trainer finds...

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Review: Burn After Reading

"…an easy quick 90-minute diversion for anyone who’s a fan of the actors, the Coen brothers or this type of quirky fare." JoBlo reviews "Burn After Reading" JOBLO NOTE: Since my health has been pretty shitty over the past few...
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Review Date: Director: Joel & Ethan Coen Writer: Joel & Ethan Coen Producers: Joel & Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Actors: George Clooney as Harry Frances McDormand as Linda Brad Pitt as Chad Plot: A bumbling exercise trainer finds...
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Review: Burn After Reading

PLOT: After finding a disk with possible confidential material, two half-wit gym employees, Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer take it upon themselves to try and return it… with a cost. Along the way, blackmail, adultery and murder come into play...
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New Burn After poster

The international poster you see below for the Coen Bros.’ comedy BURN AFTER READING recently meandered onto the internets continuing with the Saul Bass theme of the domestic poster but sprinkled with a just a little more cool – as...
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Burn After TV spots

Four new tv spots recently surfaced on the interwebs for the Coen Bros.’ dark comedy BURN AFTER READING, each focusing on one of the film’s main characters. In it, Chad (Brad Pitt) and Harry (George Clooney), with a little half-witted...
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Burn After poster

Oooh, Cinematical landed a juicy teaser poster exclusive today – the text-centric teaser for the Coen Bros.’ upcoming dark spy comedy BURN AFTER READING. In it, George Clooney and Brad Pitt star as half-witted gym employees who attempt to blackmail...
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Burn After trailer

I’ll leave this short and sweet cause it’s late, I just watched the “Lost” season finale and I’m still trying to wrap my head around that. But this is too good to wait until the morning. Apple has posted the...
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Burn After looking

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Burn After Venice

The Coen Bros., currently riding high from their Oscar winning NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, will see their follow-up, the dark comedy BURN AFTER READING, open the upcoming 65th Venice Film Festival on August 27th, though it hasn’t been decided...
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