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. McAffrey pulls Frye into his investigation and reporting of how murder and PointCorp may be threatening Collins. As the two get deeper into the facts they realize that there is a structured network of former soldiers that have been trained into a mercenary group-for-hire and now are employed by a division of the corporation Collins is questioning in Congress. As Della learns how to get a story from the inside from the old pro McAffrey the story develops and exposes corruption on a much deeper level than was initially seen. What is more shocking is that a murderer is attempting to keep the story from breaking and McAffrey and Frye are in his sights.

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

Tagline: Find The Truth

Trivia: Russell Crowe had Ridley Scott read the script to help him decide if he wanted to make it.

Goofs: Continuity: When Cal gives Della the pen necklace, he rushes out of the office when he realizes that Anne mysteriously knew of the $26,000/month payments. Della follows Cal out of the office and she does not have the necklace on.

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