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State of Play

State of Play

Find the truth

20096.82h 7m

Overview

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Billy Ray, Tony Gilroy
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Andrew Hauptman
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $87.8M

Top Cast

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Cal McAffrey

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Stephen Collins

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Della Frye

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Cameron Lynne

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Anne Collins

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Dominic Foy

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

George Fergus

Michael Berresse

Michael Berresse

Robert Bingham

Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Det. Donald Bell

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Pete

Themes & Keywords

newspaperjournalistassassinassassinationwashington dc, usagovernmentcorruptioncongresselection campaignpoliticsdetectiveeditor-in-chiefblogmurderreporteru.s. congressinvestigative journalismusa politics

About State of Play

State of Play is a thriller, crime, mystery film released in 2009 exploring themes of newspaper, journalist, assassin, assassination, washington dc, usa, government. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, it stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams. When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

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