The Contender (2000)

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(24992)

Country: Germany, UK, USA
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release: 2000-10-13
Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: Rod Lurie
Language: English
Stars: Joan Allen (I) , Gary Oldman , Jeff Bridges , Christian Slater , Sam Elliott (I) , William Petersen , Saul Rubinek , Philip Baker Hall , Mike Binder , Robin Thomas
Runtime: 126 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 22 nominations total
AKA: The Contender (United States of America) , The Contender (Singapore) , Kandidat (Bosnia and Herzegovina) , La candidate (Canada) , Претендент (Ukraine) , Zirve mücadelesi (Turkey) , 暗潮洶湧 (Taiwan) , Неудобно лице (Bulgaria) , Persona non grata (Romania) , I antiproedros (Greece) , Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (Austria) , O Jogo do Poder (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Претендентът (Bulgaria) , Manipulations (France, French Republic) , The Contender (Italy) , ザ・コンテンダー (Japan) , The Contender (Canada) , U obranu casti (Croatia) , Candidata al poder (Spain) , Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (Germany) , The Contender (United Kingdom) , Претендент (Russian Federation) , Ukryta prawda (Poland) , The Contender (Australia) , La conspiración (Mexico) , Η αντιπρόεδρος (Greece) , A manipulátor (Hungary) , Kandidaatti (Finland) , The Contender , La conspiración (Argentina) , A Conspiração (Brazil) , Kandidaten (Norway)
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0208874