State Of Play.2009

When an aide to prominent US Congressman Stephen Collins dies in what initially appears to be an accident, two journalists from the Washington Globe newspaper investigate when they obtain information that it may not have been an accident. The dead woman was the Congressman's chief researcher in hearings concerning a private sector security firm supplementing the use of US Armed Forces around the world. She was also Collins' lover. The two journalists have contrasting styles: Cal McCaffrey is a traditional print journalist who uses his contacts in the police department to get his information while Della Frye uses new media such as blogging to get her information out to the public quickly. As they delve into the role the private company might play in domestic security, McCaffrey also realizes they have all been duped into making one serious, but false, assumption.
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Russell Crowe ... Cal McAffrey

Ben Affleck ... Rep. Stephen Collins

Rachel McAdams ... Della Frye

Helen Mirren ... Cameron Lynne

Robin Wright ... Anne Collins (as Robin Wright Penn)

Jason Bateman ... Dominic Foy

Jeff Daniels ... Rep. George Fergus

Michael Berresse ... Robert Bingham

Harry Lennix ... Det. Donald Bell
Josh Mostel ... Pete
Michael Weston ... Hank
Barry Shabaka Henley ... Gene Stavitz

Viola Davis ... Dr. Judith Franklin
David Harbour ... PointCorp Insider

Sarah Lord ... Mandi Brokaw