The Contender

October. 13,2000      R
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 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 Petersen as  Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek as  Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall as  Oscar Billings
Mike Binder as  Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas as  William Hanson

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