Burn After Reading has been compared to previous Coen masterpieces like Fargo and Raising Arizona in its bizarre story, eccentric characters, and cartoon-like violence. Fueled by an exceptional inventory of A-list actors, and the Coen’s recent success with No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading faired well at the box office, earning well over a hundred million worldwide. It also, despite its generally disregarded genre, seemed to satiate most of the critics. It was honored by opening the 2008 Venice Film Festival and ultimately found itself listed on a handful of top ten films of the year.


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