The Contender
2000 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Rod Lurie
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.
Why it matters
A senator nominated for the vice presidency faces a brutal confirmation hearing that threatens to destroy her career and her family.
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Released
- 2000-10-13
- Studio
- Cinerenta
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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