The Contender

Oct 13, 2000

2h 6m

★ 6.7

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

Overview

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Cinerenta

Cinecontender Internationale

Battleplan Productions

SE8 Group

DreamWorks Pictures

The Contender Trailers

Cast

Laine Hanson

Joan Allen

Shelly Runyon

Gary Oldman

President Jackson Evans

Jeff Bridges

Reginald Webster

Christian Slater

Kermit Newman

Sam Elliott

Jack Hathaway

William Petersen

Jerry Tolliver

Saul Rubinek

Oscar Billings

Philip Baker Hall

Lewis Hollis

Mike Binder

William Hanson

Robin Thomas

Paige Willomina

Kathryn Morris

Fiona Hathaway

Kristen Shaw

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