Release Date
April 17, 2009
DVD Release Date
September 1, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Writer
Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray
Cast
Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren
Studio
Running Time
118 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content
What is State of Play about?
Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in "State of Play," from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").
Handsome, unflappable U.S.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
The summer movies have yet to arrive, but 2009 has already treated us with a few surprises. State of Play, the political thriller starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels and Ben Affleck, is the best of the year thus far and could find its way into the Top Ten when all is said and done. Full movie review »
