Burn After Reading

"Intelligence is relative."

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6.7/10

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🏆 1 win

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National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$37.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$163.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$126.7M

ROI: +342%

Budget Recovery442% of budget

$0|Budget: $37.0M|Revenue: $163.7M

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115.1K

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1.9K

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Jersey

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Story Setting

Set In

Washington, D.C.

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editing

Coen brothers

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Production Companies

StudioCanalWorking Title FilmsRelativity Media

Distributors

NetflixFocus Features

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Burn After Reading

Available in 52 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

FranceU

JapanR18+

Belgium14

Brazil14

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Production

Directors

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Writers

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Production Companies

Focus FeaturesStudioCanalRelativity MediaWorking Title FilmsMike Zoss Productions

Cast

George Clooney

Harry Pfarrer

Frances McDormand

Linda Litzke

Brad Pitt

Chad Feldheimer

John Malkovich

Osborne Cox

Tilda Swinton

Katie Cox

Richard Jenkins

Ted

Elizabeth Marvel

Sandy Pfarrer

David Rasche

CIA Officer

J.K. Simmons

CIA Superior

Olek Krupa

Krapotkin

Michael Countryman

Alan

Kevin Sussman

Tuchman Marsh Man

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