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Best Original screenplay
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Brad Pitt
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Tilda Swinton
Nominated
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Frances McDormand
Nominated
Best Original screenplay
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Burn After Reading
Two greedy and none-too-smart gym employees (Pitt, McDormand) attempt to sell a disk containing the memoirs of an ousted CIA agent (Malkovich) with unpleasant consequences. Swinton and Clooney, who are re-teamed after "Michael Clayton," play the agent's unhappy wife and her scheming lover. Swinton looks like she's still in that movie, while Clooney gets into Coen brothers mode effortlessly and is a highlight. Convoluted plot takes a back seat to excellent dialogue and pleasantly over the top characters. Pitt looks like he's having a blast with his dim-bulb workout junkie. Simmons and Jenkins shine in limited roles as bosses trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
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96 minutes
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R - Restricted
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True Grit
(2010) PG-13 
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September 12, 2008
One of the oldest archetypes in screenwriting is that of the "lovable loser." It's a character model that's been a major part of the medium from Charlie Chaplin to Ben Stiller, and the Coen Brothers are very familiar with that special kind of comedic hero that can’t quite get his ...Read More
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Intelligence is relative.
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Color
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No
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DVD, Blu-ray Disc
Language:
English
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Not Yet Released
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