State of Play

About State of Play

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C.

State of Play is a 2009 crime mystery film directed by Kevin Macdonald. At 127 minutes long, it arrived in April 2009.

The film is filed under corruption, journalist, reporter, and assassination.

Russell Crowe stars as Cal McAffrey, Ben Affleck as Stephen Collins, Rachel McAdams as Della Frye, and Helen Mirren as Cameron Lynne. The screenplay is by Billy Ray and Matthew Michael Carnahan. It was produced by Andell Entertainment, Relativity Media, and StudioCanal.

Zodiac, Absolute Power, and The Post make useful companions to State of Play, all filed under detective and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 2,238 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.