State of PlayOverview and Synopsis

  • State of Play
  • Opened April 17, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 58 min.
  • PG-13
    brief drug content, some violence, sexual references and language

  • Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose

    Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

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  • Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels
  • Director: Kevin Macdonald
  • Genres: Political Drama, Drama

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  • Helen Mirren as Cameron Lynne, Rachel Mcadams as Della Frye and Russell Crowe as Cal McCaffrey in "State of Play."
  • Russell Crowe as Cal McCaffrey and Ben Affleck as Congressman Stephen Collins in "State of Play."
  • Russell Crowe as Cal McCaffrey and Ben Affleck as Stephen Collins in "State of Play."

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  • Helen Mirren at the London premiere of "State of Play."
  • Helen Mirren at the London premiere of "State of Play."
  • Dominic Cooper and Helen Mirren at the London premiere of "State of Play."

State of Play Recent Fan Reviews

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  • Not blown away
    by redyeah

    With these types of movies there are only two categories that describe the outcome. One is the intense, action packed, greatly told movie that blows the viewer away. The other is just unused talent....Read More

  • State of Play - Overused Plot, Predictable
    by Brad_Photo_Pro

    I was not very impressed with State of Play, even though I used to work for a newspaper and I think that Russell Crowe got into his character pretty well. He did mutter through some of his lines...Read More

  • Thriller that meets
    by JamesLosAngeles

    The movie is a well played puzzle. The pieces gradually fit together all the way to the end. I enjoyed the action packed ride and think that you will too....Read More

  • State of PLAY
    by BettieB21315

    Not as deep as the British miniseries, but what a pleasure to see a movie made for grown-ups....Read More

State of Play Critic Reviews

  • "Politics and investigative journalism usually make for an intriguing mix. But not here." Los Angeles Times

    - Betsy Sharkey

  • "It's unusual for a thriller, but there's almost a wistful quality amid the suspense, culminating in final sequences that seem almost to pay tribute to the evolving world of newspapers." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...this efficient, admirably coherent thriller about reporters digging down to where politics and murder meet in Washington, D.C., has a wistful air about it as regards the fourth estate at a time when the profession is dangling by a thread..." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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