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6.7The 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.
Released: 2000-10-13126 minDir: Rod LurieDrama, ThrillerBudget: $20.0MBox office: $22.4M
Cast
- Joan Allen as Laine Hanson
- Gary Oldman as Shelly Runyon
- Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans
- Christian Slater as Reginald Webster
- Sam Elliott as Kermit Newman
- William L. Petersen as Jack Hathaway
Themes
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- government
- politics
- sex scandal
- vice president
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Rod Lurie
- Screenwriter
- Rod Lurie
- Cast member
- Larry King
- Producer
- Douglas Urbanski
- Production company
- DreamWorks
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 187578
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-06-00
- title
- The Contender
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- DreamWorks
- review score
- 59/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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