Burn After Reading
by Joel Coen, 2008
starring
George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt
In this darkly comic farce from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, an ousted CIA official (John Malkovich) loses his penned memoir to a pair of moronic gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand, in a Golden Globe-nominated role) who use it to try and turn a profit.
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ccqdesigns on December 10, 2009 at 2:00pmccqdesigns liked and commented on Burn After Reading from Jeff Ferris's moviesLIked it, just not the greatest I have ever seen.
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- bill3oh3 on March 14, 2010 at 1:17ambill3oh3 liked and commented on Burn After Reading via Glue Suggestions
great flick - great cast
- Fairuz Salleh on February 22, 2010 at 6:48amFairuz Salleh liked and commented on Burn After Reading via Glue Suggestions
awesomely twisted comedy!
John Glover on February 10, 2010 at 12:18amJohn Glover liked and commented on Burn After Reading on getglue.comOne awesome movie that has barely anything happen.
- david lukas on January 23, 2010 at 5:14amdavid lukas liked and commented on Burn After Reading from Dream in Brazil's movies
not one of their best, but i like everything the coen brothers do.
- Sandra Kravitz on January 7, 2010 at 1:56pmSandra Kravitz liked and commented on Burn After Reading from Goran Mirkovic's movies
haha! now, that's what i call a good plot line. entanglement, in its literary meaning, was just incredible! and pitt's death - unforgettable! :))
- ChadBurgess on January 5, 2010 at 2:42amChadBurgess liked and commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.com
This movie was solid, thanks to a real good performance from Malkovich (Pitt as well)
- Kate K on January 3, 2010 at 11:13pmKate K liked and commented on Burn After Reading on amazon.com
Brad Pitt's character is a hoot, this is a funky little film
- Vangel Imreorov on January 2, 2010 at 2:34pmVangel Imreorov liked and commented on Burn After Reading from rion's movies
A peculiar chain of events links the characters of this absurdist comedy. Great cast, weird characters. Enjoy!
- Yuval Ben Bassat on December 16, 2009 at 5:06pmYuval Ben Bassat liked and commented on Burn After Reading on getglue.com
very good ending!
- BleuM937 on December 16, 2009 at 6:20amBleuM937 liked and commented on Burn After Reading from Jonathan Sala's movies
hehe, also hilarious :D
- PatMarcello on April 4, 2009 at 6:58pmPatMarcello liked and commented on Burn After Reading on Popular movies
Great performance by Malkovich. Twisty turny black fun plot.
- Dan Chung on February 19, 2009 at 5:29pmDan Chung liked and commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.com
Oddly enough (since everyone else hated it), one of the better Coen showings for me. Pitt steals the show.
- smint on January 22, 2009 at 11:35amsmint liked and commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.com
Have to see it!"
- Alex Iskold on December 24, 2008 at 11:42pmAlex Iskold liked and commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.com
Funny as only Cohen brothers do it. Brad Pitt was great.
- casian on December 17, 2008 at 3:23pmcasian liked and commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.com
nice
- Zeke on November 18, 2008 at 8:52amZeke liked and commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.com
Simply put, it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
- Dageen on November 3, 2008 at 12:15pmDageen liked and commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.com
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- Amanda Beals on October 3, 2008 at 10:35pmAmanda Beals liked and commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.com
Loved Frances McDormand as a personal trainer.
- Jeff on September 25, 2008 at 2:48pmJeff liked and commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.com
another great coen bros film
Hannah Nielsen on March 14, 2010 at 4:14pmHannah Nielsen commented on Burn After Reading via Glue SuggestionsEnh. Seemed really pointless.
Andy Hiedeman on October 2, 2009 at 11:54amAndy Hiedeman commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.comquite an odd movie, would you agree?
Charlie Anderson on September 29, 2009 at 1:19pmCharlie Anderson commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.comShould I burn after watching, too?
Silverfox616 on April 15, 2009 at 11:31pmSilverfox616 commented on Burn After Reading via Glue SuggestionsVery silly but somewhat entertaining not recommending.
Andy Roth on April 12, 2009 at 10:33pmAndy Roth commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.comJust finished watching this. I liked it, but it sure did end abruptly.
csymnotkheiya on December 28, 2008 at 6:05amcsymnotkheiya commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.comcomedy? this movie had maybe 2 funny scenes in it. sorry but... it sucked.
rion on December 26, 2008 at 7:32amrion commented on Burn After Reading from hlasken's recent favoriteshearing bad things about this one. the phrase "phoning it in" came up with more than a few people. too bad.
andrewgmiles on November 18, 2008 at 4:03pmandrewgmiles commented on Burn After Reading on the iPhoneCrap
michieldeboer on October 23, 2008 at 12:50pmmichieldeboer commented on Burn After Reading on imdb.comAnother great Coen Bros roundup of shady characters, although less effective in tying it all together. Like that rug.
hlasken on October 10, 2008 at 7:52pmhlasken commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.comWasn't worth the $10
Mathew Ingram on October 4, 2008 at 2:36pmMathew Ingram commented on Burn After Reading on netflix.comdidn't really like this one, unfortunately -- not the Coen brothers best effort
- babette on March 9, 2010 at 12:32pmbabette favorited and commented on Burn After Reading on getglue.com
Quirky is the first word that comes to mind. I loved seeing George Clooney and Brad Pitt as such dorks, it was hilarious.
- Dominick D'Aniello on September 23, 2008 at 1:05pmDominick D'Aniello liked Burn After Reading on the iPhone
Adri Munier on March 1, 2010 at 5:17amAdri Munier disliked and commented on Burn After Reading via Glue Suggestionsjust not for me, couldn't 'get into it'
Bella on February 13, 2010 at 12:41amBella disliked and commented on Burn After Reading from Ken Ryan's moviesThe directors became obvious and not so funny as they used to be and this is the result. Too many famous actors and nothing but that.
Luke Bartholomew on December 17, 2009 at 8:07pmLuke Bartholomew disliked and commented on Burn After Reading via Glue SuggestionsMaybe this is one of those I need to watch again but I really didn't care for it when I watched it.
Mauricio on December 15, 2009 at 12:16pmMauricio disliked and commented on Burn After Reading on getglue.comquite dissapointing
Chris Pratt on November 1, 2009 at 11:24pmChris Pratt disliked and commented on Burn After Reading from Marshall Kirkpatrick's recent thingsMost... boring... movie... ever. For having such a star-studded cast, this film is lackluster to the point of evoking physical pain. Watch at your own peril.
