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Where was Burn After Reading filmed?

2008 film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

  • New Jersey

The story is set in Washington, about 155 miles (250 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Washington; D.C.
Filmed in
New Jersey
Distance
About 155 miles (250 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
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About Burn After Reading

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Released
2008
Directors
Joel CoenEthan Coen
Cast
George ClooneyFrances McDormandJohn MalkovichTilda SwintonBrad PittRichard JenkinsJ. K. SimmonsElizabeth MarvelDavid RascheJeffrey DeMunn
Genre
ComedyDramaCrimeCrime DramaCrime Comedy
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Faced with a demotion due to a drinking problem, Osborne Cox angrily quits his job as a CIA analyst and decides to write a memoir.

The disc falls into the hands of personal trainer Chad Feldheimer and his co-worker Linda Litzke, who mistakenly believe it contains sensitive government information.

Information about the meeting later makes it back to the CIA via a mole inside the Russian embassy.

Famous lines from Burn After Reading

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Okay, uh..Palmer
  • Okay, Ozzie..Palmer
  • Is is it my..Osbourne
  • What did Kathleen say?Osbourne
  • Uh, look, Ozzie, look..Palmer

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