The Contender (2000)2h06
Drama · Thriller
Director Rod Lurie (6.6 avg)
Also directed The Last Castle, The Outpost, Straw Dogs, and 8 more
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
Gary Oldman
Jeff Bridges
Christian Slater
Sam Elliott
William L. Petersen
Saul Rubinek
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