Burn After Reading
Intelligence is relative.
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 for the duo, and those in their orbit.
- Year: 2008
- Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, France
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Focus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions
- Keyword: washington dc, usa, blackmail, paranoia, black humor, plastic surgery, autobiography, memory, corpse, divorce, gym, disc, ex priest, fitness, online dating, memoirs, personal trainer
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins