🎬 Drama, Thriller

The Contender

"Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot."

⭐ 6.7/10 2000 2h 6m Dir. Rod Lurie

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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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6.7/10 265 votes

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Year
2000
Runtime
2h 6m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
265
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$20.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Thriller 🎬 Rod Lurie 👤 Joan Allen 👤 Gary Oldman 👤 Jeff Bridges
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The Contender has a runtime of 2h 6m (2 hours and 6 minutes).
The Contender was directed by Rod Lurie and released in 2000.
The Contender is a Drama, Thriller film (2000).
The cast of The Contender includes Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott.
The Contender has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 265 votes.

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