Burn After Reading (2008)
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.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.
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George Clooney as Harry Pfarrer |
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Frances McDormand as Linda Litzke |
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Brad Pitt as Chad Feldheimer |
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John Malkovich as Osborne Cox |
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Tilda Swinton as Katie Cox |
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Richard Jenkins as Ted |
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Elizabeth Marvel as Sandy Pfarrer |
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David Rasche as CIA Officer |
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J.K. Simmons as CIA Superior |
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Olek Krupa as Krapotkin |
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Michael Countryman as Alan |
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Kevin Sussman as Tuchman Marsh Man |
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J.R. Horne as Divorce Lawyer |
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Hamilton Clancy as Peck |
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Armand Schultz as Olson |
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Pun Bandhu as Party Guest |
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Karla Mosley as Party Guest |
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Jeffrey DeMunn as Cosmetic Surgeon |
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Richard Poe as Stretching Gym Patron |
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Carmen M. Herlihy as Prospective Gym Customer |
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Raul Aranas as Manolo |
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Judy Frank as Lawyer's Secretary |
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Sándor Técsy as Russian Embassy Escort |
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Yury Tsykun as Senior Russian Embassy Man |
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Brian O'Neill as Hal |
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Robert Prescott as Process Server |
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Matt Walton as Morning Show Host |
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Lori Hammel as Morning Show Hostess |
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Crystal Bock as PR Woman |
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Patrick Boll as Sandy's Man |
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Logan Kulick as Four-Year-Old Patient |
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Dermot Mulroney as Star of "Coming Up Daisy" |
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Robert R. Barry as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ted Bouton as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bob Bowersox as Drunken Princetonian |
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Oliver Buckingham as Drunken Princetonian |
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Michael Fawcett as Drunken Princetonian |
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William Fowle as Drunken Princetonian |
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Charles Gemmill as Drunken Princetonian |
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Mitch Giannunzio as Drunken Princetonian |
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Cliff Goulet as Drunken Princetonian |
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William D. Grey as Drunken Princetonian |
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Gary Henderson as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ron Kidd as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bill Massof as Drunken Princetonian |
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Brian McKeon as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ken McNeill as Drunken Princetonian |
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Tim Miller as Drunken Princetonian |
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Jay Parks as Drunken Princetonian |
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Roger Rathburn as Drunken Princetonian |
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Eric Richardson as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bart Wilder as Drunken Princetonian |
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Stephen Ananicz as Gym Guy (uncredited) |
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Matt Cannon as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Kimberly Dorsey as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Lil Rhee as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Liam Ferguson as Businessman (uncredited) |
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Matthew James Gulbranson as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited) |
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RJ Konner as Senator (uncredited) |
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Douglas Nelson as Man in Park (uncredited) |
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Kevin Tan as Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Mowery as Suspicious Man (uncredited) |
| Production | Joel Coen | Producer |
| Art | Jess Gonchor | Production Design |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ethan Coen | Director |
| Directing | Joel Coen | Director |
| Production | Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Editing | Joel Coen | Editor |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ethan Coen | Editor |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Art | David Swayze | Art Direction |
| Production | Robert Graf | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Samantha MacIvor | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Finochio | Stunts |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert Graf | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Production | Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Michelle Wright | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Crew | Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Crew | Will Caban | Special Effects |
| Crew | Steven R. Hammond | Transportation Captain |
| Lighting | Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell | Gaffer |
| Crew | J. John Corbett | Title Graphics |
| Camera | George Richmond | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Ron Petagna Sr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Joanne Lamstein | Stunts |
| Art | Jeffrey Rollins | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Randall Balsmeyer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Peter Kurland | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Regan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fionnuala Lynch | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Greenbaum | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Adrienne Winterhalter | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Tobin Ost | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Deborah Jensen | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Nithya Shrinivasan | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | David Diliberto | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jeffrey D. McDonald | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Davenport | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Crew | George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyndell Quiyou | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Rivera | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldo Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Bac DeLorme | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Rebecca Meis DeMarco | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Art | JoAnn Atwood | Set Dresser |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Dresser |
| Art | Steven T. Duke | Set Dresser |
| Art | Roman Greller | Set Dresser |
| Art | Stephen G. Shifflette | Set Dresser |
| Art | Joe Taglairino | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Darrin Mann | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | James Morioka | Foley Editor |
| Writing | Joel Coen | Writer |
| Writing | Ethan Coen | Writer |
| Camera | George Richmond | "A" Camera Operator |