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The Contender
2 hours 6 minutes2000-10-13
6.7
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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.
Cast
![Joan Allen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2w40UhN3WoW9G9EkLzhDcfF3t9W.jpg)
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
![Gary Oldman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2v9FVVBUrrkW2m3QOcYkuhq9A6o.jpg)
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
![Jeff Bridges](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xms1RAY6q7Lzp7wNeRCB0kzhucn.jpg)
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
![Christian Slater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6ww3uweEEXMlvtNjTlgBHxLErPF.jpg)
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
![Sam Elliott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1K2IvGXFbKsgkExuUsRvy4F0c9e.jpg)
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
![William Petersen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//844k8tbN8mr5Nk69Ge2yzFR4k9r.jpg)
William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
![Saul Rubinek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zK8EaOd82kYW4AAj8mvwcXafKkd.jpg)
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
![Philip Baker Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ef7M9soBIv6iGnGEiCdsQ6ppjFl.jpg)
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
![Mike Binder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zTVFt28MPx7BlnDD5ofaLOd7f6R.jpg)
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
![Robin Thomas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//seivBO3KRFAKqNgL3wnvpwxHwKz.jpg)
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
![Kathryn Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q189KhrMoKyQJsvwOE7x2nWAeEi.jpg)
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
![Kristen Shaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hfcBzxtH76An6f17CPQRRx8hCfd.jpg)
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
![Douglas Urbanski](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jWLhfREIiedwGcxbvyMMEXLo5Ks.jpg)
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
![Noah Fryrear](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
![Angelica Page](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yWrkXoYob9izhO28UTqf9nzi9UC.jpg)
Angelica Page
Dierdra
![Joseph Lyle Taylor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8uhyLsXh8EbJutuG6G9QPs6zFWl.jpg)
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
![Kevin Geer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//d8IADlh3AZ7owPOHB6Kvs2k1d7S.jpg)
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
![Doug Roberts](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
![Mariel Hemingway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8SVp3IGeItoZjP7II5zedIU8Y5X.jpg)
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
![Bev Appleton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
![Sandra Register](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sandra Register
Glenda
![Anthony Booth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qKdk7EFxFRkurP56fXmqkQqQlDm.jpg)
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
![Andrew Boothby](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Andrew Boothby
Steve Poullet
![Irene Ziegler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3elvOYjL0XzIy6ZS9IN5a1XReFz.jpg)
Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon
![Del Driver](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Del Driver
Director Friend
![Sean Pratt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sean Pratt
Wilke
![Bill Bevins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Bevins
Anchorman
![Ed Sala](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ed Sala
Show Producer
![Kirk Penberthy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson
![Justin Dray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//saHYHPsi2FfIrLrNB3MBJUTZvov.jpg)
Justin Dray
Stagehand
![David Laubacher](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Laubacher
Reporter #4
![David Bridgewater](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Bridgewater
Aide
![Kevin Grantz](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief
![Michael Kennedy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher
![David Londoner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Londoner
Congressman Jones
![Larry King](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//afNrrwBSbeFLrh0dVHvlMRRyont.jpg)
Larry King
Larry King
![Amit Mehta](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
![Catherine Shaffner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
![Liz Marks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Liz Marks
Sheila
![Sherri Richmond](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sherri Richmond
Reporter
![Teresa Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mZQeK3EuC401lz9AFAZrAsngJFf.jpg)
Teresa Jones
Reporter
![Lynn West](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lynn West
Reporter
![Heather Rosbeck](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
![Dawn Westbrook](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
![Jolene Carroll](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jolene Carroll
Maid
![Michael Goodwin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7PQlrNdQBRUyql1l9aYG9W00o9m.jpg)
Michael Goodwin
Reporter
![Ashly Covington](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qyjKNbEk1cwGEXfwXrTJOyCqa66.jpg)
Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)
![Cynthia Webb](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)
![Caryn Mower](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dFLcJQX3nDXHHMPMw9MFVQcBvfG.jpg)
Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)
![Robert Shepherd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//a6GEFcOrNgT8dNGwp1FcIXaWWpp.jpg)
Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)
![Denis Maloney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Denis Maloney
White House Photographer (uncredited)
![Lucas N. Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h5nm3zQHAzQRTQQPFos7K7dCCDd.jpg)