The Contender

The Contender is a 2000 political thriller starring Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Christian Slater. The film was directed by Rod Lurie and focuses on a fictional United States President (played by Bridges) and the events surrounding his appointment of a new Vice President (Allen). Second-term Democratic U.S. President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) must select a new vice president following the sudden death of the current VP. The obviou... More
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Initial release date:

  • Oct 13, 2000

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 6 min

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Also known as:

  • Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral,
  • The Contender

Film

Directed by

Rod Lurie

Rod Lurie (born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to the United States at a young age, growing up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Honolulu, Hawaii....

Tagline:

  • Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • Feb 27, 2001
  • Oct 13, 2000
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 6 min
  • 2 h 7 min
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  • 9,000,000

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Award-Nominated Work

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 2000
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • role: Laine Hanson
  • 2001
  • role: Jackson Evans
  • 2001
  • Role: Jackson Evans
  • 2001
  • 2001
  • 2001
  • Role: Laine Billings Hanson
  • 2001
  • Role: Jackson Evans
  • 2001
  • Role: Sheldon Runyon
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