The story begins when Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich), a CIA analyst with a drinking problem, is demoted and quits in a rage to write his memoirs. His wife, Katie (Tilda Swinton), who is having an affair with Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), steals digital files from Osbourne's computer as leverage for a divorce.
is a dark comedy spy thriller written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Often described as a "sex farce" masquerading as an espionage thriller, the film follows a group of self-absorbed individuals in Washington, D.C., whose lives collide through a series of absurd misunderstandings. Plot Overview Burn After Reading(2008)
A disc containing these "memoirs"—which two dim-witted gym employees, Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), mistake for classified government secrets—is accidentally left at Hardbodies Gym. Linda, desperate for money for cosmetic surgeries, decides to use the disc to blackmail Cox. Burn After Reading (2008) - IMDb The story begins when Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich),