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Burn After Reading
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo doofuses and those in their orbit.
15 September 1966, Hastings, Minnesota, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
17 December 1960, Harvey, Illinois, USA
17 February 1956, Seattle, Washington, USA
4 December 1970, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
15 September 1955, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
27 November 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
August1973, Hampton, New Jersey, USA
18 March 1947, Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland
1 October 1947, Manila, Philippines
9 December 1953, Christopher, Illinois, USA
October 21, 2014
It might be the same old song, but I could watch these guys play it over and over again.September 28, 2011
A quirky tale of lust, greed, vanity, idiocy and ineptitude that spreads its giggly ripples through the bureaucratic buildings and leafy suburbs of Washington, D.C.October 14, 2012
A comedy so stupid, it doesn't realise it's a comedy. If intelligence is relative, then ignorance is bliss.August 28, 2016
Yet again the Coens parade a carnival of stupidity before us, another cavalcade of caricatured schmucks, imbeciles and idiots.July 15, 2014
Seldom has a comedy about such thoroughly dumb individuals been so engaging, or so insightful.September 16, 2008
For fans of the Coens... it suggests, especially on the heels of No Country for Old Men, that they have rediscovered their cinematic vision after several lean years.June 29, 2016
Burn After Reading maintains comic balance, and after so many smart, gutsy Coen movies (many in the note of madcap), that shouldn't be a surprise.November 07, 2008
These are functioning morons, they walk and work among us. And they are brilliant and funny and in spite of the screwball-comedy nature of the story, they are completely believable.September 12, 2008
On screen, delusional schmoes are more fun than smart people, and in the latest film from Joel and Ethan Coen, the imperious former spook played by John Malkovich accuses his blackmailers...of heading a league of morons.September 12, 2008
Burn After Reading is a piffle, but it's a savagely amusing one.October 18, 2008
The Coens are loopy stylists, and it's often amusing to watch this comedy of errors unfold. But after a masterpiece like No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading is classified as disposable.November 07, 2008
, Frances McDormand might get nominated for an Academy Award in a supporting role. She was great.