State of Play

Movie: State of Play (2009)

“A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Congressman’s assistant falls in front of a subway – two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey who spies a conspiracy waiting to be uncovered. With a turbulent past connected to the Congressman and the aid of ambitious young rookie writer Della Frye, Cal begins uprooting clues that lead him to a corporate cover-up full of insiders, informants, and assassins. But as he draws closer to the truth, the relentless journalist must decide if it’s worth risking his life and selling his soul to get the ultimate story. Written by The Massie Twins”

• Director: Kevin Macdonald
• Release Date:
  17 April 2009 (USA)
• Run Time:
  127 min
• Country: USA , UK , France
• Genre: Drama , Mystery , Thriller
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content.

Tagline: Find The Truth

Trivia: In the scenes where Cal McAffrey goes to the hospital towards the end of the movie, the building that is used as the hospital is actually the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Ashtray visible in a non-smoking room of the Americana hotel room night stand as Jason Bateman’s character makes phone call.