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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 Mamet'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.
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State and Main offers plenty of wit and laughs in its lampoons of the movie industry.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/28/2010
4/5
Intriguing characters, good movie for older teens. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers Rolling Stone 02/06/2001
5/5
Hollywood corrupts absolutely, and Mamet turns the toxic process into the year's best and smartest comedy. Go to Full Review
Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle 01/12/2001
State and Main might be the perfect David Mamet movie for people who don't like David Mamet movies. The nice thing about it, though, is that it won't disappoint the rest of us. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 02/14/2022
4/4
The film may be the sharpest of all Hollywood satires, a comedy which recognizes the equally chaotic and creative process of filmmaking, while also offering a scathing perspective on a film's behind-the-scenes challenges. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 08/03/2021
C+
A grand escalation of madness seems to be the idea here, but Mamet has difficulty getting to a point of insanity with a lukewarm sense of humor. Go to Full Review
Jonah Koslofsky The Spool 12/29/2020
It's shockingly toothless stuff from the man behind Glengarry Glen Ross - nothing cuts as deep as it should. Go to Full Review
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Don V @bondo150 1d This is a movie where a small town meets the Hollywood circus, and the collision produces enough chaos to power a studio for years. The filmmakers arrive with big plans, impossible deadlines, and the usual confidence of people who believe problems can be solved with enough charm and a larger budget. Naturally, everything goes wonderfully wrong. The cast is a perfectly tuned comedy machine. William H. Macy brings his trademark anxious intensity to a writer trying to protect his vision from a thousand distractions, while Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers a brilliant performance as a director caught between artistic ideals and practical disasters. Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Paymer, and the entire ensemble add layers of personality, creating a world where everyone is flawed, ambitious, and hilariously human. See more Ernie K @ErnieK May 27 Tongue-in-cheek, funny, gentle, romantic, well-written and acted by a great ensemble, this is highly recommended. Sly humor abounds, with the performances of Rebecca Pigeon, William H Macy, and Alec Baldwin particularly standing out. See more MariofanAlex445 T @RT47678067 05/16/2025 There’s a lot of plot contrivance. Joe and his girlfriend’s relationship is entirely based upon the fact they are pretty much the only good people lol. I liked how wholesome their story was, and how the production of the film was the opposite. 4/5 stars. See more Narciso R @RT72348341 07/26/2024 Told by my film teacher, it's very much how movies are made. NRJ. See more 09/12/2022 A fun ensemble piece that satirizes the film industry. It shows the living organism that making a movie can be and the chaos that follows, no matter well prepared a production is. It's light, it's quirky and it's good time to pass an afternoon with. See more 08/22/2022 I don't know who thought this movie was entertaining at all. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A big-budget movie crew descends upon a quaint New England village, sowing a bumper crop of corruption, vanity and greed in David Mamet'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.
Director
David Mamet
Producer
Sarah Green
Screenwriter
David Mamet
Distributor
Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema
Production Co
Green/Renzi, Filmtown Entertainment [us], El Dorado Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Brief Sexual Images)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.9M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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