Burn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy espionage film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. [5] It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osborne Cox (John Malkovich), …

Sep 12, 2008 · Burn After Reading: Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. With Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich. A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA …

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When a pair of clueless gym employees stumble on secret CIA documents, their clumsy attempts at blackmail land them in a dangerous world of trouble.

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When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a …

Dec 7, 2025 · Burn After Reading is a darkly comedic spy satire from the Coen Brothers, featuring an ensemble cast and a story filled with absurd misunderstandings, ineptitude, and chaos.