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 (3,420 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tim Bevan[28] and Eric Fellner[29]. State of Play was directed by 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 May 28, 2009[30], June 18, 2009[31], and January 1, 2009[32]. The original language of State of Play was English[33]. Genres include drama film[10] and political thriller film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[35], 64/100[36], and 84%[37].

Why It Matters

State of Play ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,420 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . kinokalender.com. kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +2009-05-28T00:00:00Z, +2009-06-18T00:00:00Z, +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray, Matthew Michael Carnahan +1
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+127'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
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