The Contender

The Contender (2000)

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

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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  • 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

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