State of Play (2009)
Find the truth
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 127 min
Release Date: April 17, 2009
Cast
- Russell Crowe - Cal McAffrey
- Ben Affleck - Stephen Collins
- Rachel McAdams - Della Frye
- Helen Mirren - Cameron Lynne
- Robin Wright - Anne Collins
- Jason Bateman - Dominic Foy
- Jeff Daniels - George Fergus
- Michael Berresse - Robert Bingham
- Harry Lennix - Det. Donald Bell
- Josh Mostel - Pete
Screenplay
- Matthew Michael Carnahan (Screenplay)
- Billy Ray (Screenplay)
- Tony Gilroy (Screenplay)
- Paul Abbott (Original Series Creator)
- Paul Abbott (Original Story)
Music: Alex Heffes
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Editing: Justine Wright
Production: Andell Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, StudioCanal, Relativity Media
Country: France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: 广州话 / 廣州話, Français, English
Budget: $60M
Box Office: $88M
Original Language: en
Themes
Systemic Corruption and Scandals, Detective Noir: Corruption in the City, Murder Investigation and Whodunit, Systemic Corruption and the Exposed Truth, Cold-Blooded Hitman and Contracts
Keywords
newspaper, journalist, assassin, assassination, washington dc, usa, government, corruption, congress, election campaign, politics, detective, editor-in-chief, blog, murder, reporter
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is State of Play about?
- When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
- Who directed State of Play?
- State of Play was directed by Kevin Macdonald.
- Who stars in State of Play?
- State of Play stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Jason Bateman.
- How long is State of Play?
- State of Play has a runtime of 2h 7m (127 minutes).
- What genre is State of Play?
- State of Play is a Thriller, Crime, Mystery film.
- What is the budget of State of Play?
- State of Play had a budget of $60M.
- How much did State of Play gross?
- State of Play grossed $88M worldwide.
- Where was State of Play produced?
- State of Play was produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- What are the themes of State of Play?
- The themes of State of Play include: Systemic Corruption and Scandals, Detective Noir: Corruption in the City, Murder Investigation and Whodunit, Systemic Corruption and the Exposed Truth, Cold-Blooded Hitman and Contracts.