Movie·2009·127 min

State of Play

Name: State of Play
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2009-04-17
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright

State of Play streams in the US free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 5, 2026.

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6.8 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 84%Audience 73%Metacritic 64IMDb 7.1Letterboxd 3.4

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Thriller Crime Mystery

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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