Film

The Contender

2000 · 2h 6m · Drama · Thriller

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

59

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.

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

• Rod LurieDirector · Writer
• Marc FrydmanProducer
• James SpiesProducer
• Willi BärProducer
• Douglas UrbanskiProducer
• Gary OldmanExecutive Producer
• Rainer BiengerExecutive Producer
• Maurice LeblondExecutive Producer
• Denis MaloneyDirector of Photography
• Larry GroupéOriginal Music Composer

The Contender - Trailer

Release date

October 13, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 6m

Rated

R

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$22,428,990

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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