Movielogr
The Contender (2000)
Directed by Rod Lurie
Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 126 minutes
Actors
Joan Allen | Gary Oldman | Jeff Bridges | Christian Slater | Sam Elliott | William Petersen | Saul Rubinek | Philip Baker Hall | Mike Binder | Robin Thomas | Kathryn Morris | Kristen Shaw | Douglas Urbanski | Noah Fryrear | Angelica Page | Joseph Lyle Taylor | Kevin Geer | Doug Roberts | Mariel Hemingway | Bev Appleton | Sandra Register | Tony Booth | Andrew Boothby | Irene Ziegler | Del Driver | Sean Pratt | Bill Bevins | Ed Sala | Kirk Penberthy | Justin Dray | David Laubacher | David Bridgewater | Kevin Grantz | Michael Kennedy | David Londoner | Larry King | Amit Mehta | Catherine Shaffner | Liz Marks | Sherri Richmond | Teresa Jones | Lynn West | Heather Rosbeck | Dawn Westbrook | Jolene Carroll | Michael Goodwin | Ashly Covington | Cynthia Webb | Caryn Mower | Robert Shepherd | Denis Maloney | Lucas N. Hall