The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
6.7(268) 2000-10-13 126 minDramaThriller
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.
DirectorRod Lurie
Original Music ComposerLarry Groupé
ProducerMarc Frydman
ProducerJames Spies
WriterRod Lurie
ProducerWilli Bär
ProducerDouglas Urbanski
Cast & characters
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
Saul Rubinek
as Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
as Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
as William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
as Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
as Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
as Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
as Makerowitz
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Noah Fryrear
as Timmy
Angelica Page
as Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Paul Smith
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Kevin Geer
as Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
as Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
as Cynthia Lee
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Bev Appleton
as Congressman Marshall
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Sandra Register
as Glenda
Anthony Booth
as Peter Crenshaw
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Andrew Boothby
as Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler
as Maggie Runyon
