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A political conspiracy lies at the heart of this film starring Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Helen Mirren. A reporter (Crowe) in the nation's capital discovers a mess of lies when the mistress of a congressman (Affleck) is murdered. Kevin Macdonald (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) directs this thriller based on the BBC miniseries of the same name.

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ProducerEric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Andrew Hauptman

EAN5050582702316

eBay Product ID (ePID)72567393

Product Key Features

ActorJason Bateman, Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright

Film/TV TitleState of Play

DirectorKevin Macdonald

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDanish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Italian\Korean\Mandarin\Norwegian\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish

Run Time107 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2009

FeaturesDeleted Scenes\Making-Of\U-Control Features\Bd-Live Features, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreThriller, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsTotal Film - A twisty substantial thriller, faithfully adapted from a standout BBC mini-series, Empire - ...STATE OF PLAY stands as a sterling thriller, benefitting from admirable convictions and an arguable return to form by Russell Crowe, Daily Telegraph - An outstanding thriller, Uncut - Gripping from start to finish

Additional InformationTHE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND director Kevin McDonald teams with screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan for this American adaptation of the hit BBC miniseries concerning the suspicious circumstances that set a rising congressman and a dogged reporter on a dangerous collision course. U.S. congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is handsome, unflappable, and ascending the ladder of power with unprecedented speed. He's the future of his political party, and as the chairman of a committee assigned to oversee defence spending, he's got all the right connections. As the presidential race draws near, Washington insiders begin to speculate that Collins will earn his party's nomination for the country's top job. The prospect of Collins becoming president seems less and less likely, however, when his research assistant/mistress is viciously murdered, and some unsavoury truths begin to surface. Collins was once a close friend to Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), now a top reporter in the nation's capitol. Assigned the task of investigating Collins by his ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar-winner Helen Mirren), McAffrey recruits fellow reporter Della (Rachel McAdams) in order to track down the truth and identify the killer. But McAffrey has just walked into a cover-up of unprecedented proportions, and in a game where billions of dollars are at stake, life, love, and integrity are luxuries that simply cannot be afforded.

Executive ProducerE. Bennett-Walsh, Paul Abbott

ScreenwriterBilly Ray, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy

Dubbing LanguagesGerman\Spanish\Italian

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleState Of Play

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and one use of strong language