What age rating is Burn After Reading?

In Spain, Burn After Reading is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does Burn After Reading come out in Spain?

Burn After Reading hits Spanish theaters on October 10, 2008.

How much did Burn After Reading gross?

Burn After Reading grossed $163.7M worldwide on a budget of $37.0M.

Where was Burn After Reading filmed?

Burn After Reading was filmed in New York City and New Jersey.

Burn After Reading

Name: Burn After Reading
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-09-05
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton

2008

Become a fan of its genres:

6.7/10

Release Date

05/09/2008

Popularity

Intelligence is relative.

Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst until the agency demotes him over a drinking problem. Furious, he resigns and decides to put his version of events in writing. Directed by the Coen Brothers and starring John Malkovich, the film follows Cox in Washington D.C., where he locks himself away to write his memoirs on a disc. His professional life is in ruins, and he believes his account is the best way to settle scores with the people around him. For Cox, memory is his last tool of power, and he clings to it with a mix of pride and resentment.

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Facts about Burn After Reading

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseOctober 10, 2008

Worldwide premiereAugust 27, 2008

Runtime1 h 36 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleBurn After Reading

CountriesUnited States, United Kingdom, France

Production companiesFocus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media

Budget$37.0M

Worldwide box office$163.7M

Box office in the U.S.$60.4M

Return on investmentx4.4 Box office hit

Trailer views198K

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd68/100Trakt7.1/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Burn After Reading

8total awards

32total nominations

Awards won

—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Burn After Reading Cast

George ClooneyHarry Pfarrer

Frances McDormandLinda Litzke

Brad PittChad Feldheimer

John MalkovichOsborne Cox

Tilda SwintonKatie Cox

Richard JenkinsTed

Elizabeth MarvelSandy Pfarrer

David RascheCIA Officer

J.K. SimmonsCIA Superior

Olek KrupaKrapotkin

Michael CountrymanAlan

Kevin SussmanTuchman Marsh Man

J.R. HorneDivorce Lawyer

Hamilton ClancyPeck

Armand SchultzOlson

Pun BandhuParty Guest

Karla MosleyParty Guest

Jeffrey DeMunnCosmetic Surgeon

Richard PoeStretching Gym Patron

Carmen M. HerlihyProspective Gym Customer

Raul AranasManolo

Judy FrankLawyer's Secretary

Sándor TécsyRussian Embassy Escort

Yury TsykunSenior Russian Embassy Man

Brian O'NeillHal

Robert PrescottProcess Server

Matt WaltonMorning Show Host

Lori HammelMorning Show Hostess

Crystal BockPR Woman

Patrick BollSandy's Man

Logan KulickFour-Year-Old Patient

Dermot MulroneyStar of "Coming Up Daisy"

Robert R. BarryDrunken Princetonian

Ted BoutonDrunken Princetonian

Bob BowersoxDrunken Princetonian

Oliver BuckinghamDrunken Princetonian

Michael FawcettDrunken Princetonian

William FowleDrunken Princetonian

Charles GemmillDrunken Princetonian

Mitch GiannunzioDrunken Princetonian

Cliff GouletDrunken Princetonian

William D. GreyDrunken Princetonian

Gary HendersonDrunken Princetonian

Ron KiddDrunken Princetonian

Bill MassofDrunken Princetonian

Brian McKeonDrunken Princetonian

Ken McNeillDrunken Princetonian

Tim MillerDrunken Princetonian

Jay ParksDrunken Princetonian

Roger RathburnDrunken Princetonian

Eric RichardsonDrunken Princetonian

Bart WilderDrunken Princetonian

Stephen AnaniczGym Guy (uncredited)

Matt CannonTourist (uncredited)

Kimberly DorseyTourist (uncredited)

Lil RheeTourist (uncredited)

Liam FergusonBusinessman (uncredited)

Matthew James GulbransonMidwestern Tourist (uncredited)

RJ KonnerSenator (uncredited)

Douglas NelsonMan in Park (uncredited)

Kevin TanSuspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited)

Jeffrey MowerySuspicious Man (uncredited)

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Cast of Burn After Reading by the numbers

52average cast age in years

4years of age gap between the leads

20%women in the cast

36%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Elizabeth Marvel, age 38 at release. The oldest: David Rasche, at 64.

Cast ages at release

George Clooney47 years old
Frances McDormand51 years old
Brad Pitt44 years old
John Malkovich54 years old
Tilda Swinton47 years old
Richard Jenkins61 years old
Elizabeth Marvel38 years old
David Rasche64 years old
J.K. Simmons53 years old
Olek Krupa61 years old

Cast heights

1.83 mBrad Pitt
1.83 mJohn Malkovich
1.80 mGeorge Clooney
1.80 mJ.K. Simmons
1.79 mTilda Swinton
1.78 mOlek Krupa
1.75 mKevin Sussman
1.69 mElizabeth Marvel

Cast nationalities

United States 7United Kingdom 1Croatia 1

Crew

AddressEthan Coen, Joel Coen
WritingJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
MusicCarter Burwell
PhotographyEmmanuel Lubezki
EditingEthan Coen, Joel Coen
Production designJess Gonchor
Costume designMary Zophres
CastingEllen Chenoweth
Visual effectsRandall Balsmeyer
ProductionJoel Coen, Ethan Coen

Trivia about Burn After Reading

It is the first Coen Brothers film without Roger Deakins as director of photography since Miller's Crossing. Emmanuel Lubezki took his place, because Deakins had already committed to Revolutionary Road.

Tilda Swinton was the only lead actress whose character was not written with her in mind, since she joined the cast later than the rest.

Joel Coen explained that the sex machine of Clooney's character was inspired by one she saw a key grip build, and by another on display at the Museum of Sex in New York.

Malkovich could not make it to the sound studio for his first scene, a phone call in which he shouts profanities at Pitt and McDormand, because he was rehearsing a play. He recorded from his apartment in Paris.

Clooney had previously worked with the Coens on two other films, and he himself dubbed those three movies his "idiot trilogy."

According to English Wikipedia, Empire ranked the film as the third best of 2008, and The A.V. Club placed it second.

Filming took place mainly in New York so the Coen Brothers could stay close to their families. There were also scenes in Paramus, New Jersey, Westchester and Washington D.C. Shooting ran from August 27 to October 30, 2007.

"Burn After Reading" posted the best opening weekend for a Coen Brothers film to date, with $19.4 million in the United States and Canada.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Burn After Reading

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What Burn After Reading is called in other countries

It was released in 33 countries, each in its own language.

SpainQuemar después de leer
FranceLire et détruire
GermanyBurn After Reading - Wer verbrennt sich hier die Finger?
ItalyBurn After Reading - A prova di spia
MexicoQuémese después de leerse
BrazilQueime Depois de Ler
PortugalDestruir Depois de Ler
Japanバーン・アフター・リーディング
South Korea번 애프터 리딩
China阅后即焚
RussiaПосле прочтения cжечь
BulgariaИзгори след прочитане

See the remaining 21 countries

CanadaLire et détruire
CroatiaSpaliti nakon čitanja
CzechiaPo přečtení spalte
EstoniaPõletada peale lugemist
Georgiaწაკითხვისთანავე დაწვით
GreeceKafto aporrito
Hong KongCIA 光碟離奇失竊案
HungaryÉgető bizonyíték
Iranبعد از خواندن بسوزانید
Israelלקרוא ולשרוף
LatviaSadedzināt pēc izlasīšanas
LithuaniaPerskaityk ir sudegink
PolandTajne przez poufne
RomaniaCiteste si arde
SerbiaСпалити након читања
SlovakiaPo prečítaní spáľte
Taiwan布萊德彼特之即刻毀滅
Thailandยกขบวนป่วนซีไอเอ
TurkeyAramızda Casus Var
UkraineПрочитати і спалити
VietnamĐọc Xong Nhớ Đốt

Where it was filmed Burn After Reading

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Burn After Reading

I know who you are, fucker!
[panicking, after having reflexively shot Chad in the head] Oh, my fuck! I shot a fucking spook! Who the fuck are you, you fucker?!
[on the phone] I'm sorry, I don't know the number to, uh, my savings account because, believe it or not, I don't spend my entire day sitting around trying to memorize the fucking numbers to my fucking bank accounts! MORON!
[following aerobics video on boat] I'm bigger, than ever. I'm bigger, I'm back. I'm better, I'm back. Than ever, I'm back. You fuckers, I'm back. Fuckers, I'm back.

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