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State of Play
Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
PG-13
2009
2h 7m
Drama
,
Mystery
,
and more
7.1
84%
73%
6.8
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An investigative journalist probes the murder of a Congressman's mistress.
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Cast of State of Play
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
Viola Davis
Dr. Judith Franklin
David Harbour
PointCorp Insider
Sarah Lord
Mandi Brokaw
Tuck Milligan
Pointcorp Executive
Steve Park
Chris Kawai
Brennan Brown
Andrew
Maria Thayer
Sonia Baker
Wendy Makkena
Greer Thornton
State of Play Ratings & Reviews
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
This film was well worth the wait.
UGO
Jordan Hoffman
Kevin Macdonald's State of Play has, in fact, everything you need to tell a great journalist's story, except a great story.
Movie Retriever
Brian Tallerico
The changes make for a well-made, well-paced thriller, but one that is ultimately merely okay at best without the impact that comes from something deeper.
The New Yorker
David Denby
The three screenwriters may have been trying to work too many plot strands into two hours; in any case, State of Play is both overstuffed and inconclusive.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
It's sentimental in all the right ways.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
This is a thought-provoking mystery that kept me completely engaged beginning to end. I was captivated by it, sometimes so much so I just about forgot I was watching a movie at all.
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
A meandering movie that sometimes hits dead center and sometimes misfires dismally, resulting in a drama more tangled than taut.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
It's a film in a hurry. In the scant minutes between plot twists, we get treated to bite-size nuggets of character development and a few juicy nibbles of acting from a cast almost universally committed to going large.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
This rote paranoid thriller was adapted from a 2003 BBC miniseries, with a few topical headlines folded in and some cursory attempts to make newspapers seem au courant.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
State of Play is bordered by the states of absurdity and cliché.
Detroit News
Tom Long
State of Play makes you wonder where we'll be in a decade; more importantly, it makes you wonder where we are now.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
State of Play does get a little creaky in its last third -- at that point it needs to be more streamlined, more concise. But Macdonald and the screenwriters manage to weave their ideas through a sturdy-enough plot, so we never feel we're being preached to
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
This conspiracy thriller, starring Russell Crowe as an investigative newspaper reporter and Helen Mirren as his fire/ice editor, comes at us like the proverbial bat out of hell and keeps up a brisk rhythm built for intelligence.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
For about 115 minutes, State of Play tells an alarming, tightly constructed story, with serious things to say about journalism and the state of the country.
Dallas Morning News
Christopher Kelly
The movie doesn't quite work, but even when it's misfiring it has an old-fashioned appeal.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
For a handy compare-and-contrast, check out the small- and big-screen versions of State of Play. You'll see the difference between a vital work of popular art and a patched-up retread.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
The chance to explore the swiftly changing culture of Web-age journalism is one of several intriguing possibilities that State of Play squanders.
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
There's still an undeniable satisfaction to be had in an intelligently executed thriller.
The New Republic
Christopher Orr
[A] film that has spent an hour and forty-five minutes puffing itself into a battle for the Soul of American Democracy feebly hisses its way to a deflated conclusion.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
The kind of acting Crowe does here won't win awards and doesn't scream for attention. Yet it serves the thriller conventions as well as the old-warrior-journalist cliches in style.
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State Of Play: Della Fights Cameron To Stay
State Of Play: Della Fights Cameron To Stay
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State Of Play: Cal Starts Questioning Dominic
State Of Play: Cal Starts Questioning Dominic
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State Of Play: Collin Tells Cal To Bring Him The Evidence
State Of Play: Collin Tells Cal To Bring Him The Evidence
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State Of Play: Collin Comforts Cal About His Trustworthiness
State Of Play: Collin Comforts Cal About His Trustworthiness
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State Of Play: Cal Comforts Della After She Witnesses A Shooting
State Of Play: Cal Comforts Della After She Witnesses A Shooting
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State Of Play: Cameron Chastises Cal And Della For Not Being First On The Collins Scandal
State Of Play: Cameron Chastises Cal And Della For Not Being First On The Collins Scandal
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