State of Play

Washington, D.C., reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) strives to match his 20th-century training to the chaotic realm of Internet journalism in this political thriller adapted from the 2003 BBC miniseries. Covering the murder of a congressman’s (Ben Affleck) secret lover, McAffrey walks an unsteady tightrope since the grieving politico is not only his friend, but also the focus of explosive gossip that is the stock-in-trade of McAffrey’s blogger colleague (Rachel McAdams). Helen Mirren co-stars. 128 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; deleted scenes; "making of" featurette.