State of Play
Apr 17 2009
•2h 7m
•Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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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Russell Crowe
Cal McAffrey
Ben Affleck
Stephen Collins
Rachel McAdams
Della Frye
Helen Mirren
Cameron Lynne
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