The Contender

The Contender (2000)

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

Drama Thriller

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.

star 6.7
  • Release Date: 2000-10-13
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Director: Rod Lurie

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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

  • Robin Thomas

    William Hanson

  • Kathryn Morris

    Paige Willomina

  • Kristen Shaw

    Fiona Hathaway

  • Douglas Urbanski

    Makerowitz

  • Noah Fryrear

    Timmy

  • Angelica Page

    Dierdra

  • Joseph Lyle Taylor

    Paul Smith

  • Kevin Geer

    Congressman Skakle

  • Doug Roberts

    Congressman Harding

  • Mariel Hemingway

    Cynthia Lee

  • Bev Appleton

    Congressman Marshall

  • Sandra Register

    Glenda

  • Anthony Booth

    Peter Crenshaw

  • Andrew Boothby

    Steve Poullet

  • Irene Ziegler

    Maggie Runyon

  • Del Driver

    Director Friend

  • Sean Pratt

    Wilke

  • Bill Bevins

    Anchorman

  • Ed Sala

    Show Producer

  • Kirk Penberthy

    Stevenson

  • Justin Dray

    Stagehand

  • David Laubacher

    Reporter #4

  • David Bridgewater

    Aide

  • Kevin Grantz

    Secret Service Chief

  • Michael Kennedy

    Congressman Fletcher

  • David Londoner

    Congressman Jones

  • Larry King

    Larry King

  • Amit Mehta

    ABU Hunter

  • Catherine Shaffner

    Patricia Lavameer

  • Liz Marks

    Sheila

  • Sherri Richmond

    Reporter

  • Teresa Jones

    Reporter

  • Lynn West

    Reporter

  • Heather Rosbeck

    Elaine Bidwell

  • Dawn Westbrook

    Secretary

  • Jolene Carroll

    Maid

  • Michael Goodwin

    Reporter

  • Ashly Covington

    Aide (uncredited)

  • Cynthia Webb

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Caryn Mower

    Drowning Victim (uncredited)

  • Robert Shepherd

    Congressman (uncredited)

  • Denis Maloney

    White House Photographer (uncredited)

  • Lucas N. Hall

    Congressional Aid (uncredited)

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