State of Play Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an 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 (Oscar® 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.

Drama Suspense Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in State of Play.

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  Russell Crowe

  Nuremberg, Kraven the Hunter

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  Ben Affleck

  The Accountant 2, The Account 2

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  Helen Mirren

  White Bird, Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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  Rachel McAdams

  The Notebook, Send Help

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  Robin Wright

  Here, Blade Runner 2049

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  Jason Bateman

  Zootopia 2, Carry-On

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  Jeff Daniels

  The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Looper

Crew Behind the Film

The State of Play behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kevin Macdonald last directed The Mauritanian and Whitney. The film's writer Matthew Michael Carnahan last wrote Dark Waters and The Snowman.

Director

Kevin Macdonald

Screenwriters

Matthew Michael Carnahan
Paul Abbott
Billy Ray

Producers

Paul Abbott
Tracy Falco
Andrew Hauptman

Production Details

What we know about the State of Play movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the popular BBC miniseries by Paul Abbott.

Production Updates for State of Play

Dec 2008

Completed

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