The Contender (2000)

"Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot."

6.7 October 13, 2000 2h 6m Released
DramaThriller

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

    Joan Allen

    Laine Hanson

  • Gary Oldman

    Gary Oldman

    Shelly Runyon

  • Jeff Bridges

    Jeff Bridges

    President Jackson Evans

  • Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    Reginald Webster

  • Sam Elliott

    Sam Elliott

    Kermit Newman

  • William L. Petersen

    William L. Petersen

    Jack Hathaway

  • Saul Rubinek

    Saul Rubinek

    Jerry Tolliver

  • Philip Baker Hall

    Philip Baker Hall

    Oscar Billings

  • Robin Thomas

    Robin Thomas

    William Hanson

  • Kathryn Morris

    Kathryn Morris

    Paige Willomina

  • Mike Binder

    Mike Binder

    Lewis Hollis

  • Kristen Shaw

    Kristen Shaw

    Fiona Hathaway

  • Douglas Urbanski

    Douglas Urbanski

    Makerowitz

  • Noah Fryrear

    Noah Fryrear

    Timmy

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