Jeux de pouvoir
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, "State Of Play" holds an approval rating of 84% based on 213 reviews, with an average rating of 6.96/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "A taut, well-acted political thriller, "State of Play" overcomes some unsubtle plot twists with an intelligent script and swift direction." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.