Burn After Reading

“Intelligence is relative.”

Year

2008

Runtime

1h 36m

Language

English

Country

United States, United Kingdom, France

Directors

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Starring

• George Clooney as Harry Pfarrer
• Frances McDormand as Linda Litzke
• Brad Pitt as Chad Feldheimer
• John Malkovich as Osborne Cox

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.