The Contender
The Contender
The Contender
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2000
2h 6m
6.7(255 votes)
Drama
Thriller

Overview

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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DreamWorks Pictures

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Joan Allen
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Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

Gary Oldman
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Jeff Bridges

President Jackson Evans

Jeff Bridges
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Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

Christian Slater
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Sam Elliott

Kermit Newman

Sam Elliott
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William Petersen

Jack Hathaway

William Petersen
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Saul Rubinek

Jerry Tolliver

Saul Rubinek
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Philip Baker Hall

Oscar Billings

Philip Baker Hall
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Robin Thomas

William Hanson

Robin Thomas
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Kathryn Morris

Paige Willomina

Kathryn Morris
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Mike Binder

Lewis Hollis

Mike Binder
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Kristen Shaw

Fiona Hathaway

Kristen Shaw
Production

Douglas Urbanski

Makerowitz

Douglas Urbanski
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Noah Fryrear

Timmy

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Angelica Page

Dierdra

Angelica Page
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Joseph Lyle Taylor

Paul Smith

Joseph Lyle Taylor
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Kevin Geer

Congressman Skakle

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Doug Roberts

Congressman Harding

Doug Roberts
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Mariel Hemingway

Cynthia Lee

Mariel Hemingway
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Bev Appleton

Congressman Marshall

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Sandra Register

Glenda

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Anthony Booth

Peter Crenshaw

Anthony Booth
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Andrew Boothby

Steve Poullet

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Irene Ziegler

Maggie Runyon

Irene Ziegler
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Del Driver

Director Friend

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Sean Pratt

Wilke

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Bill Bevins

Anchorman

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Ed Sala

Show Producer

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Kirk Penberthy

Stevenson

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Justin Dray

Stagehand

Justin Dray
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David Laubacher

Reporter #4

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David Bridgewater

Aide

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Kevin Grantz

Secret Service Chief

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Michael Kennedy

Congressman Fletcher

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David Londoner

Congressman Jones

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Larry King

Larry King

Larry King
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Amit Mehta

ABU Hunter

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Catherine Shaffner

Patricia Lavameer

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Liz Marks

Sheila

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Sherri Richmond

Reporter

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Teresa Jones

Reporter

Teresa Jones
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Lynn West

Reporter

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Heather Rosbeck

Elaine Bidwell

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Dawn Westbrook

Secretary

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Jolene Carroll

Maid

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Michael Goodwin

Reporter

Michael Goodwin
Camera

Ashly Covington

Aide (uncredited)

Ashly Covington
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Cynthia Webb

Nurse (uncredited)

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Crew

Caryn Mower

Drowning Victim (uncredited)

Caryn Mower
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Robert Shepherd

Congressman (uncredited)

Robert Shepherd
Camera

Denis Maloney

White House Photographer (uncredited)

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Lucas N. Hall

Congressional Aid (uncredited)

Lucas N. Hall

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