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      State and Main

      2000, Comedy, 1h 46m

      118 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      State and Main offers plenty of wit and laughs in its lampoons of the movie industry. Read critic reviews

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      State and Main (2000) State and Main (2000) State and Main (2000) State and Main (2000) State and Main (2000) State and Main (2000) Rebecca Pidgeon stars in "State and Main," directed by David Mamet. Julia Stiles (Left) and Rebecca Pidgeon star in "State and Main," directed by David Mamet. (L-R) Clark Gregg, Alec Baldwin, Robert Walsh, and David Paymer star in "State and Main," directed by David Mamet. Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Paymer, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker, and William H. Macy star in "State and Main," directed by David Mamet. Julia Stiles stars in "State and Main," directed by David Mamet. Alec Baldwin (Right) and director David Mamet on the set of "State and Main."

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      A big-budget movie crew descends upon a quaint New England village, sowing a bumper crop of corruption, vanity and greed in David Marnet's "State and Main"; in the days that elapse before the cameras finally roll, money will change hands, careers will be jeopardized and love will blossom in the small-town soil.

      • Rating: R (Language|Brief Sexual Images)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: David Mamet

      • Producer: Sarah Green

      • Writer: David Mamet

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema

      • Production Co: Green/Renzi, Filmtown Entertainment [us], El Dorado Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Alec Baldwin
      Charles Durning
      Sarah Jessica Parker
      Philip Seymour Hoffman
      David Paymer
      Patti LuPone
      Julia Stiles
      Clark Gregg
      Vinnie Gustafero
      Jerry Graff
      Alec Baldwin
      Jonathan Cornick
      Theodore Shapiro
      Oliver Stapleton
      Gemma Jackson
      Carl Sprague
      Susan Lyall
      Cas Donovan
      David Gulick
      Jay Heyman
      Adam Roffman
      Eytan Mirsky
      Henry Cline

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      Audience Reviews for State and Main

      • Oct 22, 2012

        Passable but disappointing considering that this is Mamet and he has a high wattage of acting power behind him. Snoozy and lethargic at times. Witty in others. Inconsistent.

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      • May 14, 2012

        if you enjoy film then you'll love this film. mamet creates a funny take on the behind scenes of a film already running into trouble.

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      • Nov 09, 2011

        I loved almost everything about this movie, it's a pleasant experience with loads of overlapping dialogue, witty dialogue, and warm characters. 'State and Main' has a cast that handles the dialogue well but I got the sense that Mamet was being a bit lazy in his chair, behind the monitor. There is a scene that was not cut, amazingly, where one of the actors just stands there with no direction then haphazardly, as if awaking from a long slumber, chimes in a one-liner. These problems are to be expected with Mamet whose writing is gold and directing rust. Trust Philip Seymour Hoffman to warm ones heart and very, very (cannot stress this enough), surprising that Mamet's muse Mrs. Pidgeon is sweet and loveable and not too esoteric and archaic in her acting methods. 'State and Main' is not a great movie by David Mamet's standards, but if I want to sit back and enjoy a comedy with clever commentary, dialogue to envy, and characters that I like, this light comedy is better than ninety-percent of the comedies produced today. And one quote to give an idea of what to expect: 'It's the truth that you should never trust anybody who wears a bow tie. Cravat's supposed to point down to accentuate the genitals. Why'd you wanna trust somebody whose tie points out to accentuate his ears?'

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      • Sep 01, 2011

        Starts off with lots of potential, but falls short in the last couple acts.

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