Film record

Burn After Reading

2008Feature film96 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom · France
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · drama film · comedy drama · crime film · crime drama film · crime thriller film · thriller film · black comedy film · crime comedy film · spy film · spy comedy film

Credits

Direction

Joel Coen — Directing
Ethan Coen — Directing

Cast

George Clooney — Acting
Frances McDormand — Acting
John Malkovich — Acting
Tilda Swinton — Acting
Brad Pitt — Acting
Richard Jenkins — Acting
J. K. Simmons — Acting
Elizabeth Marvel — Acting
David Rasche — Acting
Jeffrey DeMunn — Acting
Aleksander Krupa — Acting
Dermot Mulroney — Acting
Richard Karn — Acting
Richard Poe — Acting
Robert Prescott — Acting
Kevin Sussman — Acting
Karla Mosley — Acting
Matt Walton — Acting
Liam Ferguson — Acting
Sándor Técsy — Acting
Michael Countryman — Acting
Armand Schultz — Acting
Raul Aranas — Acting
Judy Frank — Acting
Patrick Boll — Acting
Cliff Goulet — Acting
Brian O'Neill — Acting

Writing

Coen brothers — Screenwriting

Production

Tim Bevan — Production

Music

Carter Burwell — Music composition

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki — Cinematography

Editing

Coen brothers — Editing
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

France · Original release
27 Aug 2008Checked 14 Sep 2026
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