Film · 2000
The Contender
2h 6mRDirected by Rod Lurie
- Drama
- Thriller
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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Cast
Joan AllenLaine Hanson
Gary OldmanShelly Runyon
Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans
Christian SlaterReginald Webster
Sam ElliottKermit Newman
William L. PetersenJack Hathaway
Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver
Philip Baker HallOscar Billings
Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson
Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina
Mike BinderLewis Hollis
Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway
Details
- Director
- Rod Lurie
- Writer
- Rod Lurie
- Music
- Larry Groupé
- Cinematography
- Denis Maloney
- Editor
- Michael Jablow
- Producer
- Marc Frydman, Douglas Urbanski, Willi Bär
- Release
- October 13, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rated
- R
- Language
- German, English
- Studio
- Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 275 votes
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