The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
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10/13/2000Runtime
126 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$20,000,000Revenue
$22,428,990Homepage
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A taut political thriller where a woman's confirmation for Vice President becomes the arena for a ruthless power play, with every move calculated and nothing left to chance. The film thrums with the pressure of ambition, backroom deals, and the high stakes of refusing to be broken.
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Heads up
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
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
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