 
		The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
2000 en 126 minutes
Rating: 6.656
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
 
	Robin Thomas
William Hanson
 
	Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
 
	Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
 
	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)
 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		