Burn After Reading

Name: Burn After Reading
Genre: comedy, drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton

Burn After Reading (2008) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich. This page maps 6 characters and 8 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.7/10 from 5,356 votes.

Interactive Features for Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 8 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A dark comedy about incompetence, paranoia, and bureaucratic absurdity spiraling out of control.

Comedy, Drama · 6.7/10 · 96 min · 2008

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.