Title: The Contender
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Languages: English
Genres: Drama, Thriller,
Runtime: 2:06:00 Hour
Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges
Directors: Rod Lurie
MPA Rating: R
Rating: 6.9 (24902 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 76 %
Audiance Score: 73 %
Critics Consensus: The Contender wears its political heart on its sleeve, but strong performances and a solid screenplay help the end result add up to a gripping drama from either side of the aisle.
Year: 2000
Summary: Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.