
Feature film — 2000
The Contender (2000)
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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A high-signal pick with 275 votes.
Cinerenta / Cinecontender Internationale / Battleplan Productions / SE8 Group
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Director: Rod Lurie
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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