The Contender (2000)

10/13/2000 (DE) • 2h 6m

Drama, Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott

Kermit Newman

William Petersen

Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek

Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall

Oscar Billings

Mike Binder

Lewis Hollis


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$22,428,990.00

Keywords

usa president

washington dc, usa

government

politics

sex scandal

vice president

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