
The Contender
The Contender
A Drama and Thriller film released in 2000, The Contender runs 2h 6m and comes from Germany. Soap2Day lists it with Rod Lurie directing and Joan Allen and Gary Oldman in the cast. It holds 6.7/10 from 275 votes. 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.
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Director: Rod Lurie
- Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William L. Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Robin Thomas, Kathryn Morris, Mike Binder, Kristen Shaw

















