Movie·2000·126 min

The Contender

Name: The Contender
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2000-10-13
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott

The Contender streams in the US on Kanopy, Hoopla and Fawesome, and free with ads on The Roku Channel and 5 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

6.7 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 76%Audience 73%Metacritic 59IMDb 6.9Letterboxd 3.4

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Drama Thriller

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.

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