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State of Play
2009
· Movie
· 127 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2478
- IMDb #1934
- Google retired #1808
- Metacritic #1976
- Letterboxd #2701
- Metacritic Critics #2034
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #1948
- Criticker #1464
- AlloCiné #1806
Every rating
52–86
out of 100
A seasoned investigative journalist and his rookie blogger partner investigate the murder of a congressman’s mistress. The case grows increasingly complex as their research points to the congressman, who is the journalist’s old college friend, and a powerful private defense contractor. They must navigate political cover-ups, corporate espionage, and their own conflicting loyalties to uncover the truth behind the killing.
Details
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Writers
- Billy Ray, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy
- Based on
- State of Play
- Released
- 17 April 2009
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $87.8M
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