Rent State of Play (2009)
3.5 of 5 from 411 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Congressman Stephen Collins is the rising star of his political party – until his research assistant/mistress is murdered, and buried secrets come tumbling out. Investigative journalist, Cal McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both and old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron who assigns him to the story. As Cal and his partner Della step into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures, they discover one truth – when billions of dollar share at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe.
- Actors:
- Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Michael Berresse, Harry Lennix, Josh Mostel, Michael Weston, Barry Shabaka Henley, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Sarah Lord, Tuck Milligan, Steve Park, Brennan Brown, Maria Thayer, Wendy Makkena
- Directors:
- Kevin Macdonald
- Voiced By:
- Ashley Bell
- Writers:
- Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- English, Hungarian
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, French, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of State of Play
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English, German, Italian, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- PICTURE IN PICTURE - With just one click, access cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
- WASHINGTON, D.C. LOCATIONS - Get historical insight on our nation's capital through interactive graphics and PIP
- Access the BD-Live™ Centre through your Internet-connected player and share your movie clips with your Buddies, watch the latest trailers and more!
- DELETED SCENES
- THE MAKING OF STATE OF PLAY - Take a behind-the-scenes look at creating State of Play with director Kevin Macdonald and cast members Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Rachel McAdams
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Reviews (3) of State of Play
Smooth - State of Play review by JD
An uplifting detective crime drama. Crowe as the main character is an experienced hack. Affleck an ambitious politician and old flatmate of Crowe's and McCaffray a junior colleague. The plot is interesting, the direction smooth and the product glossy. This is a Hollywood break no rules film. The only surprise is that Mirram's performance is poor. The comic fine line between funny and flimsy was crossed, I felt she looked amateur. She was much better with Willis in Red. The others were great.
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Loved it, despite Helen Mirren. - State of Play review by DW
I try hard to avoid anything that includes Helen Mirren but I was told that this US tribute to the original BBC version was well worth a watch. And so it was, including an unexpected ending which concluded with the simple use of newspaper headlines to show us the aftermath of this investigation, nice touch.
So, apart from the unwelcome presence of HM, I thoroughly enjoyed this one & I hope you do too.
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