State of Play is an American political thriller. It is a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed 6-part British television serial State of Play, which first aired on BBC One in 2003. The film tells of a journalist's probe into the suspicious death of a Congressman's mistress. Russell Crowe plays the journalist and Ben Affleck plays the Congressman.

release year: 2009

star(s): Ben Affleck    Helen Mirren    Jason Bateman    Rachel Mcadams    Russell Crowe