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.
- Released
- 2000-10-13
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Rod Lurie
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 275 votes
Cast
- Joan Allen as Laine Hanson
- Gary Oldman as Shelly Runyon
- Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans
- Christian Slater as Reginald Webster
- Sam Elliott as Kermit Newman
- William L. Petersen as Jack Hathaway
- Saul Rubinek as Jerry Tolliver
- Philip Baker Hall as Oscar Billings
- Robin Thomas as William Hanson
- Kathryn Morris as Paige Willomina
- Mike Binder as Lewis Hollis
- Kristen Shaw as Fiona Hathaway