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Release Date:
17 April 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
Find The Truth
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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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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Russell Crowe | ... | Cal McAffrey | |
| Ben Affleck | ... | Rep. Stephen Collins | |
| Rachel McAdams | ... | Della Frye | |
| Helen Mirren | ... | Cameron Lynne | |
| Robin Wright Penn | ... | Anne Collins | |
| Jason Bateman | ... | Dominic Foy | |
| Jeff Daniels | ... | Rep. 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 |
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Also Known As:
Jeux de pouvoir (France)
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Rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content.
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127 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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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Continuity: When we first see the newspaper's lobby, there's a man putting the new parent company's sign up. In the very next shot, as Cal rounds the corner, both the man and the sign have disappeared.
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[in restaurant] List of who eats free at Ben's / Bill Cosby / NO ONE ELSE / Management
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Featured in "This Morning: (2009-04-21)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
The Night Pat Murphy Died
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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.