The Contender
- Released on
Drama, Thriller
•- Runtime
- 126 mins
(236 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- 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
- Anthony 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
Director
- Rod Lurie
Producers
- Marc Frydman
- James Spies
- Willi Bär
- Douglas Urbanski