Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Coen
Theatrical Release: 9/12/2008
Home Video Release: 12/21/2008
Cast: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton
Published ID: 94403
UPC: 025195049085, 025195016490, 025192028212,

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Plot: Joel and Ethan Coen's jet-black comedy Burn After Reading begins with CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) losing his job. This prompts his long-suffering, unfaithful wife (Tilda Swinton) to consult a lawyer about divorcing him. Osborne decides to write a book about his exploits, but an early draft of his work ends up lost at a gym where it's found by the dim-witted Chad ({Brad Pitt}, and the plastic-surgery obsessed Linda ({Frances McDormand}). They decide to blackmail Osborne in order to help Linda pay for the numerous procedures she wants to undergo. Things grow even more complicated when Linda starts an affair with Harry (George Clooney), who also happens to be sleeping with Cox's wife. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide