Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading (2008)

Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, resigned from the CIA because of a drinking problem, 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 CD-ROM 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 cosmetic 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.

Genres

Comedy Crime Drama

Countries

United Kingdom France United States

Directors

Ethan Coen Joel Coen

Writers

Joel Coen Ethan Coen

Producers

Ethan Coen Joel Coen Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Robert Graf

Composer

Carter Burwell

Cinematographer

Emmanuel Lubezki

Editors

Ethan Coen Joel Coen

Production

Focus Features StudioCanal Relativity Media Working Title Films Mike Zoss Productions

Starring

George Clooney Frances McDormand Brad Pitt John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Olek Krupa Michael Countryman Kevin Sussman J.R. Horne Hamilton Clancy Armand Schultz Pun Bandhu Karla Mosley Jeffrey DeMunn Richard Poe Carmen M. Herlihy Raul Aranas Judy Frank Sándor Técsy Yury Tsykun Brian O'Neill Robert Prescott Matt Walton Lori Hammel Crystal Bock Patrick Boll

🌟Meaningfully similar: style, story, authorship, feeling

✨Recommended movies matching this idea and theme

🧬Similar creative DNA

🎧Similar sound mood

🎬Movies You might also like

🧡See also favorite actors