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State of Play (2009) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 102,065 users
Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 224 user | 246 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the congressman, his old college friend. Director:Kevin Macdonald |
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A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Congressman's assistant falls in front of a subway - two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey who spies a conspiracy waiting to be uncovered. With a turbulent past connected to the Congressman and the aid of ambitious young rookie writer Della Frye, Cal begins uprooting clues that lead him to a corporate cover-up full of insiders, informants, and assassins. But as he draws closer to the truth, the relentless journalist must decide if it's worth risking his life and selling his soul to get the ultimate story. Written by The Massie Twins
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Release Date:
17 April 2009 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Jeux de pouvoir See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£1,513,951 (UK) (24 April 2009)Gross:
$36,965,395 (USA) (12 June 2009)Company Credits
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Written by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Priddis Music Studio Band
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The scene in which Anne Collins (Robin Wright) makes a statement to the press was shot at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The production employed the presence of several real-world journalists amongst the extras in a scene. The group included Bob Woodward, Margaret Carlson, Bob Schieffer, John Palmer, E.J. Dionne Jr., Katty Kay, and Steve Clemons. See more »Goofs
When Cal goes to the apartment which soon leads up to the garage scene, the shooter comes down the hallway with a laundry basket in which his left hand is gripping the brim of the basket and his right hand is holding the bottom, when is cuts back to Cal we see no movement of the shooter, but in the next shot the shooter is holding the brim with both hands, then in the next shot it goes back to him holding the bottom. See more »Quotes
Rep. Stephen Collins: You're just seeking the truth. You're a truth seeker. You can't help it, that is just who you are. You're such a hypocrite. You're not interested in me. You come in here, it's all about you and you getting your story. I trusted you. You're my friend! You were supposed to be my friend anyway.See more »
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The printing process of a newspaper is shown as the ending credits start to show up. See more »Soundtracks
Walking on SunshineWritten by Kimberley Rew
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Character-wise, this movie doesn't have the complex figures of the best political thrillers. Dialogs are the brightest. Editing is great and the music's appropriate without being too prominent. But those are small quibbles when it comes to one of the most honest major features to come out in a long time. You'll hardly know where the facts end and where the fiction begins, because so much of it, barely obscured by a change of name, is real. As much a fiction this movie is, it may as well be a documentary.
I watched this in a mostly empty theater on a Sunday night. Americans, they told you so.