20092h 7mDir. Kevin Macdonald

State of Play

Name: State of Play
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2009-04-17
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright

“Find the truth”

ThrillerCrimeMystery

3.5 / 5.0

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1st Half: 3.5 ★vs2nd Half: 3.5 ★

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

Starring:Russell Crowe,Ben Affleck,Rachel McAdams,Helen Mirren,Robin Wright

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Michael Weston

Hank

Barry Shabaka Henley

Gene Stavitz

Key Production Crew

Director

Kevin Macdonald

Screenplay & Writers

Matthew Michael Carnahan, Billy Ray, Tony Gilroy, Paul Abbott

Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto

Original Score

Alex Heffes

Producers

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Andrew Hauptman

Film Details

Budget$60,000,000

Box Office Revenue$87,800,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Andell EntertainmentWorking TitleStudioCanalRelativity Media

Keywords & Themes

#newspaper#journalist#assassin#assassination#washington dc, usa#government#corruption#congress#election campaign#politics

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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3.5

Another Affleck banger, baby! But like, dude… the entire time I was just hypnotized by Russell Crowe’s hair. It’s like a majestic raccoon nesting on his head. You wanna know why it’s so poofy? Because it’s storing lef...

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