

The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $22.4M
- Language
- German
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- government
- politics
- sex scandal
- vice president
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Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR13 Oct 2000
- PhysicalRDVD6 Mar 2001
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP4 May 2001
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1229 Jun 2001
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1327 Apr 2001
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1520 Apr 2001
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTR15+23 Jun 2001
TürkiyeTR
- Theatrical16 Mar 2001
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The Contender was released on 13 October 2000.
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CinemaSerf
8/28/2023
Joan Allen is an American senator who is nominated to replace a recently deceased Vice-President by Jeff Bridges ("President Evans"). Once her confirmation hearing begins, she finds her rather interesting private life under the scrutiny of hostile committee chairman Gary Oldman who is determined to expose every aspect of her life - past and present - to the public. Oscar-nominated Allen is good as the feisty, intelli…
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