State of Play (2009)
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- Synopsis
- The Last King of Scotland director Kevin McDonald teams with screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan for this American adaptation of the hit British miniseries concerning the suspicious circumstances that set a rising congressman and a dogged reporter ......
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- Starring
- Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn
- Director(s)
- Kevin Macdonald
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 127 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Spins a thorny tale of political corruption laced with personal sleaze.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie never quite attains altitude. It has a great takeoff, levels nicely, and then seems to land on autopilot. Maybe it's the problem of resolving so much plot in a finite length of time, but it seems a little too facile toward the end.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
Intelligent and engrossing saga.Read the full review
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