The Contender

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Joan Allen Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott Kermit Newman