Summary
Burn After Reading is an American-British-French crime film first released in 2008,
directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.
The film stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and Brad Pitt.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Script: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Photo: Emmanuel Lubezki
- Music: Carter Burwell
- Cast: George Clooney (Harry Pfarrer), Frances McDormand (Linda Litzke), John Malkovich (Osbourne Cox), Tilda Swinton (Katie Cox), Brad Pitt (Chad Feldheimer), Richard Jenkins (Ted Treffon), Elizabeth Marvel (Sandy Pfarrer), David Rasche (CIA Officer), J.K. Simmons (CIA Superior), Olek Krupa (Krapotkin), Michael Countryman (Alan), Kevin Sussman (Divorce Lawyer #1), J.R. Horne (Divorce Lawyer #2), Hamilton Clancy (Peck), Armand Schultz (Olson), Pun Bandhu (Doug Magruder), Karla Cheatham-Mosley (Party Guest #2), Jeffrey DeMunn (Cosmetic Surgeon), Richard Poe (Stretching Gym Patron), Carmen M. Herlihy (Prospective Gym Customer), Raul Aranas (Manolo), Judy Frank (Lawyer’s Secretary), Sándor Técsy (Russian Embassy Escort), Yury Tsykun (Senior Russian Embassy Man), Brian O’Neill (Hal), Robert Prescott (Process Server), Matt Walton (Morning Show Host), Lori Hammel (Morning Show Hostess), Crystal Bock (PR Woman), Patrick Boll (Sandy’s Man), Logan Kulick (Four-Year-Old Patient), Dermot Mulroney (Star of "Coming Up Daisy"), Bill Massof (Drunken Princetonian), Tim Miller (Drunken Princetonian), Stephen Ananicz (Gym Guy), James Thomas Bligh (Lt. Macdonald), Matthew Cannon (Tourist), Matt Gulbranson (Midwestern Tourist), Joe Jagatic (CIA Agent), Richard Karn (Himself – Family Feud Host), RJ Konner (Senator), Eric Richardson (Drunken Singer), Patrick Michael Strange (Tourist), Jacqueline Wright (Monica)
- Country: USA / UK / France
- Language: English
- Runtime: 96 min
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Comedy / Crime






