The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
2000-10-13 | 126 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Joan AllenLaine Hanson
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Gary OldmanShelly Runyon
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Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans
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Christian SlaterReginald Webster
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Sam ElliottKermit Newman
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William PetersenJack Hathaway
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Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver
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Philip Baker HallOscar Billings
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Mike BinderLewis Hollis
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Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson
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Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina
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Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway
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Douglas UrbanskiMakerowitz
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Angelica PageDierdra
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Joseph Lyle TaylorPaul Smith
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Doug RobertsCongressman Harding
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Mariel HemingwayCynthia Lee
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