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'''''State of Play''
Though ''State of Play'' has much in common with investigative thrillers like ''[[All the President's
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The film simplifies most of the plot elements in the BBC miniseries and removes some of the supporting cast's character motivations, but adds a layer of topical subtext (the death of traditional media) and tightens up the script so it's more fast-paced.
* [[Conspiracy Thriller]]
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* [[Culture Clash]]: Cal's old-school form of journalistic integrity clashes with Della's adherence to new media and her blog.
* [[Current Events Blog]]: Della runs one of these in the film, although it's more gossip and rumor than anything else.
* [[Da Editor]]: Cameron Lynne (similar to the UK series' Cameron Foster character), except it's played by a woman - [[Helen Mirren]].
* [[Debate and Switch]]
* [[Going for
* [[Hot Scoop]]: Della Frye, played by [[Rachel McAdams]].
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: The previews would have you believe that Collins' assistant is shot as she walks through a parking garage. In actuality, she is pushed off a subway platform by an unknown assailant.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: There is a half-hidden photograph of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (the Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate story) on the wall of McCaffrey's cubicle.
* [[Using You All Along]]: What happens when Cal learns {{spoiler|Collins used a former army buddy to keep tabs on the woman he was having an illicit affair with. When the soldier learned that Collins' secret lover was working for a company he resented, he killed her and framed the Congressman}}.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Brad Pitt and Edward Norton (''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'') were set to reunite in the film when it was first being written. Pitt pulled out because of a scriptwriters' strike in Hollywood, and Norton signed onto another movie.
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