The Contender (2000)
"Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot."
Title: The Contender
Original Title: The Contender
Release Date: 2000-10-13
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 244 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Production Companies: Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group, DreamWorks Pictures
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.
Cast
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
