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Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot. - The Contender
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Title: The Contender

Release Date: 13 Oct 2000

Runtime: 2h 6m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group, DreamWorks Pictures

Production Companies: Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group, DreamWorks Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.637 (241 votes)

Cast

  • Laine Hanson: Joan Allen
  • Shelly Runyon: Gary Oldman
  • President Jackson Evans: Jeff Bridges
  • Reginald Webster: Christian Slater
  • Kermit Newman: Sam Elliott
  • Jack Hathaway: William Petersen
  • Jerry Tolliver: Saul Rubinek
  • Oscar Billings: Philip Baker Hall
  • Lewis Hollis: Mike Binder
  • William Hanson: Robin Thomas
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