Burn After Reading
(2008)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 5,393 votes
Year: 2008
Runtime: 92 мин
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Director: Итан Коэн, Джоэл Коэн
Cast: Джордж Клуни, Фрэнсис Макдорманд, Брэд Питт, Джон Малкович, Тильда Суинтон, Ричард Дженкинс, Элизабет Марвел, David Rasche, Джей Кей Симмонс, Олек Крупа
Plot
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.
Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, resigned from the CIA because of a drinking problem, so he begins a memoir. His wife wants a divorce and expects her lover, Harry, a philandering State Department marshal, to leave his wife. A CD-ROM falls out of a gym bag at a Georgetown fitness center. Two employees there try to turn it into cash: Linda, who wants money for cosmetic surgery, and Chad, an amiable goof. Information on the disc leads them to Osbourne who rejects their sales pitch; then they visit the Russian embassy. To sweeten the pot, they decide they need more of Osbourne's secrets. Meanwhile, Linda's boss likes her, and Harry's wife leaves for a book tour. All roads lead to Osbourne's house.