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State of Play (2009) -- Picture-perfect U.S. congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) seems to be the rising star in the world of politics -- until his research assistant, who was also his mistress, is murdered. And then the secrets start coming out...
State of Play (2009) -- Clip: Cal comforts Della after she witnesses a shooting
State of Play (2009) -- IGN chats with Crowe, Affleck and McAdams about the political thriller.
State of Play (2009) -- Interview: Rachel McAdams "On Della's ambitions"
State of Play (2009) -- Picture-perfect U.S. congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) seems to be a rising star -- until his research assistant, who was also his mistress, is murdered. Can a star reporter (Crowe) and his co-hort (McAdams) uncover the truth?

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   21,884 votes
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Director:
Kevin Macdonald
Writers (WGA):
Matthew Michael Carnahan (screenplay) and
Tony Gilroy (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 April 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Find The Truth
Plot:
A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. full summary | full synopsis
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(195 articles)
Gyllenhaal In Negotiations For The Source Code
 (From Screenrush. 9 November 2009, 3:12 AM, PST)

Script Reaction: Duncan Jones And Jake Gyllenhaal's Source Code
 (From Cinema Blend. 9 November 2009, 12:22 AM, PST)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jeux de pouvoir (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content.
Runtime:
127 min
Country:
USA | UK | France
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45139) | Australia:M | UK:12A | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | South Africa:13LS (13LV) | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | Mexico:B | France:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp

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Numerous directors were offered this film. Amongst them were Brian De Palma, Martin Campbell, Richard Linklater, Ang Lee, and Jim Jarmusch. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When the DC Police detectives descended en masse on the newspaper's offices, they had FBI badges on chains around their necks. DC detectives wear DC police badges. more
Quotes:
Rep. Stephen Collins: You're just seeking the truth. You're a truth seeker. You can't help it, that is just who you are. You're such a hypocrite. You're not interested in me. You come in here, it's all about you and you getting your story. I trusted you. You're my friend! You were supposed to be my friend anyway. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "This Morning: (2009-04-21)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Long As I Can See The Light more

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33 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
If you like thrillers..., 20 April 2009
9/10
Author: jlddvm from United States

Crowe brings his A game (despite an occasional accent slip) to his role as a world-weary reporter with the newly purchased Washington Globe, helmed by Helen Mirren's very engaging take on Perry White/Katharine Graham. If you like thrillers you won't be disappointed in this pic that runs 2 hours and feels less than half of that. "State of Play" isn't perfect and the number of plot points that need to come together veritably dictate some implausibility at the end but if you compare this film to any five suspense-thrillers (at least Hollywood-made) that have come out in the past five years, you have to appreciate the whole package: Acting (and I disagree with the Ben Affleck naysayers here, he acquitted himself very well), character acting (Viola Thomas, Jason Batemen and Harry Lennix compete equally with a fraction of the time of the major players), interesting and gripping plot and story development, and overall believability all make this a first-rate film and one all involved should be proud of. The subtext of love and loss surrounding the non- entertainment print media also lends more than a little credibility and sympathy to the effort. I hope this film succeeds on a financial level and inspires at least one or two ambitious filmmakers to make movies in the same vein. Without doubt, there are too few genre pics of this caliber and State of Play shows it can be done well, even into the 21st century.

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