The Contender

2000 126 min Drama, Thriller

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.

IMDb 6.9 RT 76 Metacritic 59

budget $20,000,000 earnings $22,428,990 return 1.1x

director Rod Lurie

writer Rod Lurie

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