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The Contender

Release Date:October 13, 2000

Running Time:126 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller

Director

Cast

Joan Allen Gary Oldman Jeff Bridges Christian Slater Sam Elliott William Petersen Saul Rubinek Philip Baker Hall Robin Thomas Kathryn Morris Mike Binder Kristen Shaw

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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