The Contender

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Directed by

Rod Lurie

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Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon

Joan Allen
Laine Hanson

Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater
Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman

William Petersen
Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings

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A good movie

13 years ago at May 1 7:04

johanlefourbe

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a top cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, I was really positively surprised by the damned thing. Indeed, I always thought that politics were a fascinating subject, I'm sucker for the movies dealing with this topic and this movie didn't disappoint me. Basically, even though... read more

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9 years, 7 months ago at Oct 10 18:59

keiju

half way through the movie stars jerking off faster and faster until it unloads over you without any shame.

Pity because the first half was ok and there´s some decent acting and casting.

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Sen. Laine Hanson is nominated to be America's first female vice president. But a right-wing stalwart seizes on a 20-year-old sex scandal to discredit her. Hanson refuses to confirm or deny the charge, sending Washington into a high-stakes crisis.

Release date: 13 October 2000
UPC: 667068780925

Tags: Drama (6), Thriller (4), 2000 (4), Scandal (4), Politics (3), 2000s (3), White House (2), Political Thriller (2), Washington D.C. (2), Political (1), Senator (1), Krishna (1), Governor (1), SnP (1), Cross-Cultural (1), DreamWorks Pictures (1)

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