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6.7The 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: 2000-10-13126 minDir: Rod LurieDrama, ThrillerBudget: $20.0MBox office: $22.4M
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
Themes
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- government
- politics
- sex scandal
- vice president
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- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 187578
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- publication date
- 2002-06-00
- title
- The Contender
- review score
- 59/100
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2000 American films2000 drama films2000 English-language films2000 films2000s political drama filmsAmerican political drama filmsDreamWorks Pictures filmsFilms about fictional presidents of the United StatesFilms directed by Rod LurieFilms scored by Larry GroupéFilms set in the White HouseFilms set in Washington, D.C.Films shot in MarylandFilms shot in VirginiaFilms shot in Washington, D.C.Template film date with 1 release date