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The Contender (2000) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 13, 2000
• UK: 20 Apr 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 27, 2003
• R2: 29 Oct 2001
Budget $9,000,000
Official Website:
The Contender Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong sexual content and language.
Running Time
2 hours, 6 minutes
Country USA, Germany, UK
Studio Battleground, Cinecontender, Cinerenta, SE8 Group
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Other Titles
• The Contender
• Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (2002)
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Genre: Drama, Political, Deception, Suspense, Spy, Society
Tagline: Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Plot: When the sitting Vice President dies, Senator Lame Hanson (Joan Allen) is chosen by the President (Jeff Bridges) to be the first woman to hold the office. The selection meets with opposition from members of both parties, in particular a powerful political adversary (Gary Oldman) who will stop at nothing to discredit her. Her confirmation hearings set off a firestorm of controversy as shocking secrets from Hanson's past are revealed, threatening her personal life as well as her political future.Lame Hanson has what it takes to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now she must prove she has the stomach for what it takes to get the job.
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| Directed by |
Rod Lurie
The Last Castle, Deterrence, Resurrecting the Champ |
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| Written by |
Rod Lurie
Capital City, The Last Castle, Deterrence |
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| Cast |
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 | Joan Allen
Face/Off, The Bourne Supremacy, Pleasantville |
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 | Christian Slater
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, True Romance, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
 | Sam Elliott
Hulk, Tombstone, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
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 | Robin Thomas
The Banger Sisters, About Last Night..., Clockstoppers |
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| Music By |
Larry Groupé
Deterrence, The Unknown, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died |
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