The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Film20002h 6mReleased
DramaThriller
Not rated
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- Director
- Rod Lurie
- Language
- English
- Released
- 2000-10-13
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
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6.7268 votes on TMDB
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6.5
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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.
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Cast
- Joan AllenLaine Hanson
- Gary OldmanShelly Runyon
- Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans
- Christian SlaterReginald Webster
- Sam ElliottKermit Newman
- William L. PetersenJack Hathaway
- Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver
- Philip Baker HallOscar Billings
- Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson
- Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina
