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State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald. It is based on the 2003 British television serial of the same name. The film tells of a journalist's (Russell Crowe) probe into the suspicious death of the assistant and mistress of a Congressman (Ben Affleck).
Apr 17, 2009 · State of Play: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren. 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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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Kevin Macdonald
- 2009-04-17
Apr 15, 2009 · "State of Play" is a smart, ingenious thriller set in the halls of Congress and the city room of a newspaper not unlike the Washington Post. It's also a political movie; its villain a shadowy corporation that contracts with the government for security duties and mercenaries in Iraq. The name is PointCorp. Think Blackwater.
Apr 30, 2021 · April 30, 2021. Based on the eponymous BBC TV series by Paul Abbott, Kevin Macdonald’s ‘State of Play’ is a political thriller of immense intrigue. Led by Hollywood A-listers Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright, and Helen Mirren, the story unfolds a political whodunit possibly tied to an evil corporation.
May 19, 2024 · State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film. In this movie, a seasoned journalist, played by Russell Crowe, uncovers a conspiracy while investigating the death of a congressman’s mistress. The movie is based on a British television series of the same name. The original series aired in 2003 and starred Bill Nighy as the lead journalist.
Apr 17, 2009 · Anne Collins. Watchlist. TRAILER. True Detective. State of Play. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in Washington; handsome, unflappable and...
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May 18, 2021 · State of Play was indeed inspired by real-life politics, but the story itself is a fictional homage to past classics. The film was written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, and Billy Ray.
