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The Contender

2000·2h 6m·R
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
26,086 votes
Metascore
59
Metacritic

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.

The Contender is a 2000 drama thriller movie directed by Rod Lurie, starring Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Joan Allen. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 26,086 votes and runs 2h 6m.

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Director
Rod Lurie
Stars
Gary Oldman
Christian Slater
Joan Allen
Jeff Bridges
Creators
Rod Lurie
Details
2000-10-13
126 min
Movie
R
★ United States, Germany, United Kingdom
★ English
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