State of Play (2009)

7	Listal rating
7.4	IMDB rating

Drama (9), Politics (5), Journalism (5), 2009 (3), Thriller (3), Journalist (3), Crime (3), 2000s (2), Newspaper (2), Government (2), Washington (2), Murder (2), Private Army (2), Adultery (2), Blog (1), S (1), Mystery (1), Washington D.C. (1), Virginia (1), News (1)

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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, ... (more)

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Directed by

Kevin Macdonald

Starring (View all) :

Cal McAffrey

Rep. Stephen Collins

Della Frye

Cameron Lynne

Anne Collins

Dominic Foy

Rep. George Fergus

Robert Bingham

Det. Donald Bell

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Written by (View all) :

Matthew Michael Carnahan

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Tony Gilroy

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PvtCaboose91

Mainstream Thriller-Making at its Best

Posted : 1 month, 4 weeks ago at Sep 23 12:09

"You're just seeking the truth. You're a truth seeker. You can't help it, that is just who you are. You're such a hypocrite. You're not interested in me. You come in here, it's all about you and you getting your story. I trusted you. You're my friend! You were supposed to be my friend anyway." By and large, remakes are superfluous. At face value, a Hollywood remake of the BBC mini-series State of Play is extremely superfluous. The intricate plot of the mini-series was weighted perfectly over six gripping hours of television, and its theme (centring on the corruptibility of people in power) was all tied to its Westminster setting. So why shift the scene to Washington, D.C. and adapt it for the big screen? The answer relates to Hollywood's compulsion to remake every good story in its own ...Read more

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