The Contender

Streaming video - 2000

Set in Washington, D.C., this political thriller follows Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) as she is nominated by President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) to be the first woman Vice President after the sudden death of the current VP. Hanson faces a brutal confirmation process and becomes the target of a smear campaign led by Congressman Sheldon Runyon (Gary Oldman), who dredges up allegations from her past.

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Giant Pictures 2000.
2024.
Language
English
Other Authors
Rod Lurie (film director), Christian Slater (actor), Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, William Petersen
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (127 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).