- HD 1080
- Runtime: 96m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, France
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Stars: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton
- keywords: washington dc, usa, blackmail, paranoia, black humor, plastic surgery, autobiography, memory, corpse, divorce, gym, disc, ex priest, fitness, online dating, memoirs, personal trainer
- Production_studio: Focus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions
- Slogan: Intelligence is relative.
- providers: fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- The Burn After Reading is featured in the top rankings of 2008
- #72 in Top Comedy Movies of 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.
