Movie
The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
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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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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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.
More about The Contender
Cast
Joan AllenLaine Hanson
Gary OldmanShelly Runyon
Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans
Christian SlaterReginald Webster
Sam ElliottKermit Newman
William L. PetersenJack Hathaway
Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver
Philip Baker HallOscar BillingsCredits
- Directed by
- Rod Lurie
- Written by
- Rod Lurie
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $22.4M
Production
- CinerentaGermany
- Cinecontender InternationaleGermany
- Battleplan ProductionsUnited States
- SE8 GroupUnited Kingdom
