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The Contender

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

2000 · R · 2h 6m

Directed by Rod Lurie

6.7

TMDB audience score
275 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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 Allen
    Laine Hanson

  • Gary Oldman
    Shelly Runyon

  • Jeff Bridges
    President Jackson Evans

  • Christian Slater
    Reginald Webster

  • Sam Elliott
    Kermit Newman

  • William L. Petersen
    Jack Hathaway

  • Saul Rubinek
    Jerry Tolliver

  • Philip Baker Hall
    Oscar Billings

  • Robin Thomas
    William Hanson

  • Kathryn Morris
    Paige Willomina

  • Mike Binder
    Lewis Hollis

  • 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