State of Play

State of Play

State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film. It is an adaptation of the six-part British television serial of the same name which first aired on BBC One in 2003. The plot of the six-hour serial was condensed to fit a two-hour movie format, with the location changed to Washington, D.C. The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Peter Morgan, and Billy Ray. The film tells of a journalist's probe into the suspicious death of a Congressman's mistress. The supporting cast includes Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman,...
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Release date:April 17, 2009
Directed by:Kevin MacDonald
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:127 Minutes
Producer:Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Andrew Hauptman
Editor:Justine Wright
Music by:Alex Heffes
Cinematography:Rodrigo Prieto
Screenplay by:Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray, Paul Abbott
Estimated budget:$60,000,000
Adapted from:State of Play
Genre:Thriller

Cast of State of Play

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Cameron Lynne
Born:July 26, 1945
Age:66
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Rep. George Fergus
Born:February 19, 1955
Age:57
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Stephen Collins
Born:August 15, 1972
Age:39
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Dominic Foy
Born:January 14, 1969
Age:43
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Cal McAffrey
Born:April 7, 1964
Age:48
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Anne Collins
Born:April 8, 1966
Age:46

Film director of State of Play

Kevin MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald
Born: October 28, 1967
Age: 44

Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish director, best known for his films One Day in September, State of Play, The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void and Marley. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born British filmmaker...
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
How I Live Now 2013
Marley 2012
The Eagle of the Ninth 2011 PG-13 (USA) Adventure
Life in a Day 2011 PG-13 (USA)
The Witching Hour 2011
State of Play 2009 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
My Enemy's Enemy 2007
The Last King of Scotland 2006 R (USA) Thriller
Touching the Void 2003 R (USA) Adventure
Being Mick 2001 Musical
One Day in September 1999 R (USA)
Chaplin's Goliath: In Search of Scotland's Forgotten Star 1996
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Filming locations for State of Play

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the national capital as permitted by...
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