Series 7: The Contenders

Jan 20, 2001

1h 26m

★ 6.3

Real People in Real Danger!

Overview

A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

October Films

Open City Films

Killer Films

Blow Up Pictures

Film4 Productions

Series 7: The Contenders Trailers

Cast

Dawn

Brooke Smith

Dairy Mart Clerk

Mark Woodbury

Tony

Michael Kaycheck

Connie

Marylouise Burke

Franklin

Richard Venture

Sheila

Donna Hanover

Lindsay

Merritt Wever

Jeff

Glenn Fitzgerald

Doria

Angelina Phillips

Dawn's Cameraman

Tom Gilroy

Michelle

Nada Despotovich

Craig

Stephen Michael Rinaldi

The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia. However, only two peices of evidence could be used to identify her; a bracelet with her name on it near the crime scene, and the fact that her right leg was three inches longer than her left. All other methods of identification were removed from her body. Five years later Claudia, now addicted to tranquilizers, receives a phone call from someone claiming to be her daughter, asking for her mother to come find her before 'they' kill her. Other mysterious clues show up, further indicating that Claudia's daughter is indeed still alive, and very much in danger. Claudia, a run-down ex-cop, and a parapsychology reporter put together the clues to discover Angela's whereabouts

5.7

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0.0

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0.0

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6.2

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7.2

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6.5

Bob Roberts

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6.3

Death Race

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6.4

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5.8

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0.0

Marlon Brando

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A short "making of" documentary for the stand out hit "Marlon Brando" by the incomparable Alex Cameron

0.0

The Making of Michel Petite

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The film shows the behind-the-scenes process of making a documentary about an author known for their autofiction stories. By including its own behind-the-scenes footage, it mirrors the author's storytelling approach, blending the documentary’s creation with the author's narrative technique. In this way, the relationship between reality and fiction is questioned.