State of Play

2009 film by Kevin Macdonald
Movie film Q733570
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State of Play

Summary

State of Play is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • State of Play's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • State of Play's director is recorded as Kevin Macdonald[4].
  • State of Play's screenwriter is recorded as Tony Gilroy[5].
  • State of Play's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Ray[6].
  • State of Play's screenwriter is recorded as Matthew Michael Carnahan[7].
  • State of Play's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Abbott[8].
  • State of Play's composer is recorded as Alex Heffes[9].
  • State of Play's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • State of Play's genre is recorded as political thriller film[11].
  • State of Play's based on is recorded as State of Play[12].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Russell Crowe[13].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Ben Affleck[14].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Rachel McAdams[15].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Helen Mirren[16].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Q272972[17].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Jason Bateman[18].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Jeff Daniels[19].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Harry Lennix[20].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Josh Mostel[21].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Michael Weston[22].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Barry Shabaka Henley[23].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Viola Davis[24].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Maria Thayer[25].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Michael Jace[26].
  • State of Play's cast member is recorded as Wendy Makkena[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tim Bevan[28] and Eric Fellner[29]. State of Play's director is recorded as Kevin Macdonald[4]. Screenwriters include Tony Gilroy[5], Billy Ray[6], Matthew Michael Carnahan[7], and Paul Abbott[8]. Cast members include Russell Crowe[13], Ben Affleck[14], Rachel McAdams[15], Helen Mirren[16], Q272972[17], and Jason Bateman[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2009-05-28T00:00:00Z[30], +2009-06-18T00:00:00Z[31], and +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z[32]. State of Play's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include drama film[10] and political thriller film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[34], 64/100[35], and 84%[36].

Why It Matters

State of Play ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . kinokalender.com. kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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