State of Play

Theatrical - Wide 2009-04-17

Cast Russell Crowe Ben Affleck Rachel McAdams Helen Mirren Robin Wright
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Tony Gilroy Billy Ray

Box Office Gross: $87,800,000

Running Time: 127 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Andell Entertainment, Working Title Films, StudioCanal, Relativity Media

Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller

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Synopsis

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

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Review: State of Play

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: When a popular congressman’s aide/ mistress dies mysteriously, an intrepid reporter (Russell Crowe) – who happens to be best friends with the congressman in question (Ben Affleck), works to uncover the story behind her death. Review: I almost loved...

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