State of Play
“Find the truth”
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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Cast
60 people
Russell Crowe
Cal McAffrey
Known for
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
Ben Affleck
Stephen Collins
Known for
Gone Girl
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Rachel McAdams
Della Frye
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Notebook
Helen Mirren
Cameron Lynne
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Robin Wright
Anne Collins
Known for
Forrest Gump
House of Cards
Jason Bateman
Dominic Foy
Known for
Zootopia
Horrible Bosses
Jeff Daniels
George Fergus
Known for
The Martian
Dumb and Dumber
Michael Berresse
Robert Bingham
Known for
The Knick
Split
Harry Lennix
Det. Donald Bell
Known for
The Blacklist
Man of Steel
Josh Mostel
Pete
Known for
Billy Madison
Big Daddy
Michael Weston
Hank
Known for
Home Before Dark
Pathology
Barry Shabaka Henley
Gene Stavitz
Known for
The Terminal
FlashForward
Kevin Macdonald Director · Tony Gilroy Screenplay Billy Ray Screenplay
Worldwide gross $88M · Budget $60M · United States release April 17, 2009
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$87,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Andell Entertainment
Production
Working Title
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Relativity Media
Production
Universal Pictures
Production
Working Title Films
Production
France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · French
Release dates
Australia · April 17, 2009
Theatrical
United States · April 17, 2009
Theatrical
Argentina
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
June 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
April 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
May 1, 2009 · Theatrical
France
June 24, 2009 · Theatrical
October 1, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
April 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 28, 2009 · Digital
Iceland
April 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
April 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
May 22, 2009 · Digital
Kazakhstan
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Lithuania
June 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 5, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical
October 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
May 21, 2012 · TV · SBS 6
New Zealand
May 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Norway
May 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
May 29, 2009 · Digital
Portugal
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
May 29, 2009 · Digital
Singapore
June 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 28, 2009 · Theatrical
March 8, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
Slovenia
May 27, 2009 · Theatrical
South Africa
June 12, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
April 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 17, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 24, 2009 · Theatrical
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