US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending and a top contender to receive his party's nomination in the upcoming presidential election. When the research assistant (Maria Thayer) with whom Collins was having an affair is brutally murdered, reporter Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe), Collins' old friend, is assigned to investigate the case by his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren). With his partner Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), McCaffrey sets out to identify the killer and finds himself involved in a high-level cover-up. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Jason Bateman, Robin Wright Penn, Viola Davis and Jeff Daniels. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.

Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe in State of Play

Russell Crowe in State of Play

Ben Affleck in State of Play

Rachel McAdams in State of Play

Russell Crowe and Jeff Daniels in State of Play

Helen Mirren in State of Play

State of Play

Maria Thayer in State of Play

Rachel McAdams in State of Play

Ben Affleck in State of Play

Russell Crowe in State of Play

Harry J. Lennix in State of Play
Rachel McAdams also appeared in Wedding Crashers, The Family Stone, Red Eye, The Notebook, Mean Girls, The Lucky Ones, The Time Traveler's Wife, Sherlock Holmes, The Hot Chick, and Married Life.
Ben Affleck also appeared in Fahrenheit 9/11, Shakespeare in Love, Armageddon, Smokin Aces, Good Will Hunting, Pearl Harbor, Gone Baby Gone, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Dogma, Dazed and Confused, Paycheck, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, He's Just Not That Into You, Extract, Hollywoodland, and The Sum of All Fears.
Russell Crowe also appeared in Cinderella Man, The Insider, L.A. Confidential, The Quick and the Dead, A Beautiful Mind, Gladiator, American Gangster, Bra Boys, Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma, and A Good Year.
Jason Bateman also appeared in Smokin Aces, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Juno, The Kingdom, The Break-Up, Hancock, Extract, The Invention of Lying, Couples Retreat, and Up in the Air.
Robin Wright Penn also appeared in Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, Unbreakable, Beowulf, What Just Happened?, Breaking and Entering, State of Grace, New York, I Love You, Message in a Bottle, and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.
Helen Mirren also appeared in Excalibur, The Queen, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Inkheart, and Raising Helen.
Viola Davis also appeared in Get Rich or Die Tryin', Disturbia, Nights in Rodanthe, and Doubt.
Jeff Daniels also appeared in Gettysburg, Terms of Endearment, Pleasantville, The Squid and the Whale, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Lookout, Dumb & Dumber, The Hours, Traitor, Space Chimps, Away We Go, Arlen Faber, and Good Night, and Good Luck..
Maria Thayer also appeared in Accepted.
David Harbour also appeared in Revolutionary Road.
Tony Gilroy also appeared in The Devil's Advocate, Armageddon, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Michael Clayton, and Duplicity.
Billy Ray also appeared in Flightplan, Breach, and Suspect Zero.
Kevin Macdonald also appeared in The Last King of Scotland.
Harry J. Lennix also appeared in Ray, Stomp the Yard, and Suspect Zero.