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The Contender

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

  • Movie
  • 2000
  • R
  • 2h 6m

Directed by Rod Lurie

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 275 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Joan Allen

    Joan AllenLaine Hanson

  • Gary Oldman

    Gary OldmanShelly Runyon

  • Jeff Bridges

    Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans

  • Christian Slater

    Christian SlaterReginald Webster

  • Sam Elliott

    Sam ElliottKermit Newman

  • William L. Petersen

    William L. PetersenJack Hathaway

  • Saul Rubinek

    Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver

  • Philip Baker Hall

    Philip Baker HallOscar Billings

  • Robin Thomas

    Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson

  • Kathryn Morris

    Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina

  • Mike Binder

    Mike BinderLewis Hollis

  • Kristen Shaw

    Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway

  • Douglas Urbanski

    Douglas UrbanskiMakerowitz

  • Noah FryrearTimmy

  • Angelica Page

    Angelica PageDierdra

  • Joseph Lyle Taylor

    Joseph Lyle TaylorPaul Smith

  • Kevin GeerCongressman Skakle

  • Doug Roberts

    Doug RobertsCongressman Harding

Director
Rod Lurie
Writer
Rod Lurie
Music
Larry Groupé
Cinematography
Denis Maloney