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 street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the .. Read more
| Starring | Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe, Robin Wright Penn |
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| Director | Kevin Macdonald |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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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 street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).
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.
McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.
| Starring | Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren, Wendy Makkena, Rob Benedict, Katy Mixon, Bonita Friedericy |
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| Director | Kevin Macdonald |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: Dutch, Finnish, German, Danish, Mandarin, Greek, Spanish, Korean, Norwegian, Italian, Portuguese, English, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 21 Sep 2009 Blu-ray: 21 Sep 2009 |
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State of Play
Well what can I say, I'm bias as I love anything with Russell Crowe and this is no exception. Its a good film and as usual Crowe was on top form, gets you ... read more »
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Instantly forgettable
Indeed 2 weeks later I can't remember much about it and am really struggling to reach 20 words so that the review can be saved
Great Storyline
This is a 'thinkers' film with very little in the way of special effects. The plot keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat. Russell Crowe takes the... read more »
Director Kevin Macdonald is glad Brad Pitt pulled out of upcoming movie State Of Play - because the Hollywood star is too good-looking to play the role. Pitt was originally due to star in the big-screen thriller as a put-upon journalist - but the actor quit during pre-production, citing concerns with the script. Russell Crowe was drafted in as a late replacement to star opposite Ben Affleck's congressman - and Macdonald is adamant the actor's rough features are more suited to the role. He says, Read more
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