
The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
2000 en 126 minutes
Rating: 6.7
Plot
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

Joan Allen
Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater
Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman

William Petersen
Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings

Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis

Robin Thomas
William Hanson

Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina

Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway

Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz

Noah Fryrear
Timmy

Angelica Page
Dierdra

Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith

Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle

Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding

Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee

Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall

Sandra Register
Glenda

Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw

Andrew Boothby
Steve Poullet

Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon

Del Driver
Director Friend

Sean Pratt
Wilke

Bill Bevins
Anchorman

Ed Sala
Show Producer

Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson

Justin Dray
Stagehand

David Laubacher
Reporter #4

David Bridgewater
Aide

Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief

Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher

David Londoner
Congressman Jones

Larry King
Larry King

Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter

Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer

Liz Marks
Sheila

Sherri Richmond
Reporter

Teresa Jones
Reporter

Lynn West
Reporter

Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell

Dawn Westbrook
Secretary

Jolene Carroll
Maid

Michael Goodwin
Reporter

Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)

Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)

Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)

Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)

Denis Maloney
White House Photographer (uncredited)

Lucas N. Hall
Congressional Aid (uncredited)