Directed by Ethan Coen Joel Coen Written by Joel Coen   Ethan Coen   Cast George Clooney ... Harry Pfarrer Frances McDormand ... Linda Litzke Brad Pitt ... Chad Feldheimer John Malkovich ... Osborne Cox Tilda Swinton ... Katie Cox Richard Jenkins ... Ted Elizabeth Marvel ... Sandy Pfarrer David Rasche ... CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith J.K. Simmons ... CIA Superior (as JK Simmons) Olek Krupa ... Krapotkin Michael Countryman ... Alan Kevin Sussman ... Tuchman Marsh Man J.R. Horne ... Divorce Lawyer (as JR Horne) Hamilton Clancy ... Peck Armand Schultz ... Olson Pun Bandhu ... Party Guest Karla Mosley ... Party Guest Jeffrey DeMunn ... Cosmetic Surgeon Richard Poe ... Stretching Gym Patron Carmen M. Herlihy ... Prospective Gym Customer Raul Aranas ... Manolo (as Raul Arañas) Judy Frank ... Lawyer's Secretary Sándor Técsy ... Russian Embassy Escort (as Sandor Tecsy) Yury Tsykun ... Senior Russian Embassy Man Brian O'Neill ... Hal Robert Prescott ... Process Server Matt Walton ... Morning Show Host Lori Hammel ... Morning Show Hostess Crystal Bock ... PR Woman Patrick Boll ... Sandy's Man Logan Kulick ... Four-Year-Old Patient Dermot Mulroney ... Star of 'Coming Up Daisy' Robert R. Barry ... Drunken Princetonian Ted Bouton ... Drunken Princetonian Bob Bowersox ... Drunken Princetonian Oliver Buckingham ... Drunken Princetonian Michael Fawcett ... Drunken Princetonian William Fowle ... Drunken Princetonian Charles Gemmill ... Drunken Princetonian Mitch Giannunzio ... Drunken Princetonian Cliff Goulet ... Drunken Princetonian William D. Grey ... Drunken Princetonian Gary Henderson ... Drunken Princetonian Ron Kidd ... Drunken Princetonian Bill Massof ... Drunken Princetonian Brian McKeon ... Drunken Princetonian Ken McNeill ... Drunken Princetonian Tim Miller ... Drunken Princetonian Jay Parks ... Drunken Princetonian Roger Rathburn ... Drunken Princetonian Eric Richardson ... Drunken Princetonian Bart Wilder ... Drunken Princetonian Uncredited Cast James Thomas Bligh ... Lt. Macdonald Matt Cannon ... Tourist Patricia DiZebba ... Jogger Justin Doescher ... Suspicious Man Kimberly Dorsey ... Tourist Liam Ferguson ... Businessman Mark Heenehan ... Mr. Eckner Joe Jagatic ... CIA Agent Richard Karn ... Self - Family Feud Host (archive footage) RJ Konner ... Senator Steve Konopelski ... Waiter T. Alloy Langenfeld ... Nam Vet Visiting WWII Memorial Mike Monroe ... Tourist Josh Mowery ... Business Man Kevin Kean Murphy ... The Witness Douglas Nelson ... Man in Park Vito Pietanza ... Runner Devin Rumer ... Surveillance Man Kenny Shapiro ... Driver Patrick Michael Strange ... Tourist Kevin Tan ... Suspicious Tourist - Day Player Jacqueline Wright ... Monica Produced by Tim Bevan   Ethan Coen   Joel Coen   David Diliberto   Eric Fellner   Robert Graf   Original Music by Carter Burwell

Additional Info Premiere: August 27, 2008 Theatrical Release: September 12, 2008 DVD Release: December 21, 2008 Blu-ray Release: December 21, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Focus Features Websites: Production Companies Focus Features (presents) StudioCanal (in association with) Relativity Media (in association with) Working Title Films (as Working Title) Mike Zoss Productions Distributors Focus Features   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) FX Network   (2011) (USA) (TV) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 7.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.3 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #533 / 20,736 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #529 Total Recall (1990) #530 Click (2006) #531 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) #532 Dune: Part Two (2024) #533 Burn After Reading (2008) #534 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) #535 Real Steel (2011) #536 National Treasure (2004) #537 Being John Malkovich (1999)