Burn After Reading

2008 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 362,335 VOTES · DIR. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,383 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:39 Ozzie. Come on in.
00:04:39 For fuck's sake, Ozzie. But, honey, hang on to your hat.
00:07:07 I just got so tired.
00:11:25 Um...
00:16:34 Not too tight, though.
00:19:00 That's cool.
00:24:03 I guess that's what I should be thinking, too.
00:27:03 Put up a note?
00:30:45 Maybe I can get a run in.
00:33:31 I'm a Good Samaritan.
00:36:17 Your what?
00:39:21 All right. Okay.
00:42:28 I mean, not in a mean way.
00:46:39 Madam, you are mistaken.
00:50:16 I'm no friend of the guy, you know that.
00:54:03 You haven't gone poofy on me, have you, Oz?
01:05:05 What the fuck are you doing here, you fucker? You...
01:08:19 I'm bigger than ever.
01:11:22 Very distracted. The last few days.
01:15:34 when we meet the Sultan of Salad.
01:18:52 We're operating off the map here, Ted.
01:22:01 I think that it's very important to maintain a positive attitude.
01:28:14 He is in a detention room at Washington Dulles.
40:00:00 in that account.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,383
Dialogue density14.4 lines / min
First line00:01:39
Final line40:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$37,000,000
Revenue$163,700,000
IMDb votes362,335