The Contender (2000)

10/13/2000 2h 6m

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Joan Allen

as Laine Hanson

Born 08/20/1956, age

Gary Oldman

as Shelly Runyon

Born 03/21/1958, age

Jeff Bridges

as President Jackson Evans

Born 12/04/1949, age

Christian Slater

as Reginald Webster

Born 08/18/1969, age

Sam Elliott

as Kermit Newman

Born 08/09/1944, age

William Petersen

as Jack Hathaway

Born 02/21/1953, age

Saul Rubinek

as Jerry Tolliver

Born 07/02/1948, age

Philip Baker Hall

as Oscar Billings

Born 09/10/1931

Died 06/12/2022, age

Mike Binder

as Lewis Hollis

Born 06/02/1958, age

Robin Thomas

as William Hanson

Born 02/12/1949, age

Kathryn Morris

as Paige Willomina

Born 01/28/1969, age

Mariel Hemingway

as Cynthia Lee

Born 11/22/1961, age