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Oscarr winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a 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. 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.
McAffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscarr winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McAffrey 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.
Original Release
04/17/2009
US Release
04/17/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Russell Crowe | Cal McAffrey |
Ben Affleck | Stephen Collins |
Rachel McAdams | Della Frye |
Helen Mirren | Cameron Lynne |
Robin Wright | Anne Collins |
Jason Bateman | Dominic Foy |
Jeff Daniels | George Fergus |
Michael Berresse | Robert Bingham |
Harry Lennix | Detective Bell / Det. Donald Bell |
Josh Mostel | Pete |
Directors
Writers
Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray, Paul Abbott
Cast
Name | Character |
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Russell Crowe | Cal McAffrey |
Ben Affleck | Stephen Collins |
Rachel McAdams | Della Frye |
Helen Mirren | Cameron Lynne |
Robin Wright | Anne Collins |
Jason Bateman | Dominic Foy |
Jeff Daniels | George Fergus |
Michael Berresse | Robert Bingham |
Harry Lennix | Detective Bell / Det. Donald Bell |
Josh Mostel | Pete |
Michael Weston | Hank |
Barry Shabaka Henley | Gene Stavitz |
Viola Davis | Dr. Judith Franklin |
David Harbour | PointCorp Insider |
Sarah Lord | Mandi / Mandi Brokaw |
Tuck Milligan | PointCorp Executive |
Steve Park | Chris Kawai |
Brennan Brown | Andrew Pell / Andrew |
Maria Thayer | Sonia Baker |
Wendy Makkena | Greer Thornton |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Abbott | Executive Producer |
Liza Chasin | Executive Producer |
Debra Hayward | Executive Producer |
E. Bennett Walsh | Executive Producer |
Tim Bevan | Producer |
Rodin Alper Bingol | Producer |
Eric Fellner | Producer |
Andrew Hauptman | Producer |
Eric Hayes | Producer |
Kwame Parker | Producer |