The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
2000•2h 6m•6.7/10
DramaThriller
Ratings
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6.7/10(273)
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.
Production
Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
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
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
Angelica Page
Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
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