An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
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pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Plot: What's the story about?
A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. CIA agent Osborne Cox decides to pen his memoirs and is fired from the agency. The disc containing the memoirs inadvertently gets left in a ladies locker room at a gym, where Linda and co-worker Chad, hatch a plan to sell its contents to the highest bidder.
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Who stars in Burn After Reading: Cast List
Wolfs, The American
Cuckoo, Secretariat
Lost City of D, Megamind
Zero Theorem, Asteroid City
Who's making Burn After Reading: Crew List
A look at the Burn After Reading behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joel Coen last directed The Tragedy of MacBeth and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The film's writer Joel Coen last wrote The Tragedy of MacBeth and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
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Production: What we know about Burn After Reading?
Key Facts
- Shooting is scheduled to begin in August (5/25/07).
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Burn After Reading Release Date: When was the film released?
Burn After Reading was a release in 2008 on Friday, September 12, 2008. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Amusement, Righteous Kill and Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Together.
Burn After Reading DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Burn After Reading was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 .