State and Main

State and Main (2000)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (115 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (7,960 ratings)

Echoing the themes of Living in Oblivion and Irma Vep, David Mamet's seventh feature centers on the havoc wrought on the inhabitants of a small town by a troubled film production. After its leading man's propensity for teenage girls gets them banished from their New Hampshire location, a… More

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Comedy
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Dec 22, 2000 Wide
Fine Line Features

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Hollywood corrupts absolutely, and Mamet turns the toxic process into the year's best and smartest comedy.

  • Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

    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.

  • Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News

    An amusing trifle.

  • Sara Wildberger, Miami Herald

    A surfeit of farce and fast-talking makes up for a lack of plot.

  • Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

    As much fun to listen to as it is to watch.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    The performances are good and the idea is very sharp but it's the quick paced and witty script that really makes State and Main. David Mamet is a great writer, a better writer than director but I thought he did a great job here, especially as he never once makes it easy for… More

  • Alice S


    WORTHLESS. I'm slowly coming around to the fact that Mamet's stilted patois <i>might</i> work, but definitely not when he writes <i>and</i> directs. The actors pause and repeat without motivation, as if they were just following stage directions.… More

  • Derek A


    This is a complete waste of time. A lame movie chalk full of many great actors. Did all these guys owe the director a favor??? I'm really not fond of movies about making a movie, especially when they're supposed to be "comedy" but with a some what serious tone.… More

  • Aaron N


    Walt Price: How are we coming with the dead horse scene? Marty Rossen: You can't actually kill the horse. Walt Price: Aw, fuck me! Writer/Director David Mamet uses his style of dialog in a new fashion, comedy. This is a very funny movie with a great ensemble cast. The movie… More

  • Michael S


    David Mamet's most funny, and light-hearted work.

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