When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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Movie2009·127 min
State of Play
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
A thriller crime film directed by Kevin Macdonald.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 16%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.8/10
2K ratings
About State of Play
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, betrayal, politics, showbiz media, washington dc, urban, close friendship, colleagues, detective investigator, everyman, investigation procedural, conspiracy, cat and mouse, corruption, white collar crime