The Contender

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Rod Lurie

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott

Kermit Newman

William L. Petersen

Jack Hathaway