State of Play (2009) movie poster

State of Play (2009)

"Find the truth"
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👍 70%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 74%
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Director
Kevin Macdonald
Runtime
2h 7m
Country
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (2,103 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
64

Cast

Russell Crowe as Cal McAffrey · 70% avg
Ben Affleck as Stephen Collins · 69% avg
Rachel McAdams as Della Frye · 73% avg
Helen Mirren as Cameron Lynne · 69% avg
Robin Wright as Anne Collins · 70% avg
Jason Bateman as Dominic Foy · 70% avg
Jeff Daniels as George Fergus · 71% avg
Michael Berresse as Robert Bingham

Is State of Play good?

Most people think so. 70% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1314 / 2223 · Thriller
Rank in its year
#152 / 230 · 2009
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 7 · Kevin Macdonald

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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