State of Play
2009 · Movie · 127 min. · United States
Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try and solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. D.C. investigative journalist Cal McCaffrey's (Russell Crowe) street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures. Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race -- until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out. McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and ruthless editor from Washington Globe, Cameron (Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.
Direction Kevin Macdonald
Cast Russell Crowe · Ben Affleck · Rachel McAdams · Robin Wright · Jason Bateman · Helen Mirren · Jeff Daniels · Michael Berresse · Harry Lennix · Josh Mostel · Michael Weston · Barry Shabaka Henley · Viola Davis · Maria Thayer · Wendy Makkena · David Harbour · Steve Park · Brennan Brown · Zoe Lister Jones · Tuck Milligan · LaDell Preston · Rob Benedict · Michael Jace · Shane Edelman · Katy Mixon
Soundtrack Alex Heffes
Screenplay Matthew Michael Carnahan · Tony Gilroy · Billy Ray · Paul Abbott
Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto
Original title State of Play
6.6
23K votes (FilmAffinity)
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