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Burn After Reading (2008)
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Released:
Friday, September 12, 2008
Length:
96 minutes
Studio:
Focus Features
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or guardian.Synopsis of Burn After Reading (2008)
A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official's (Academy Award nominee John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
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The Coen brothers have a long history of doing comedic films with dark streaks (The Big Lebowski, Fargo). They have a real talent for the off-beat, witty dialog, and sudden, shocking violence. Many of their heroes are anti-heroes or, perhaps, just "protagonists" and not really "...
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