Movie · 2000
The Contender
“Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.”
Released 13 October 2000 126 min Drama / Thriller More from 2000 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Philip Baker Hall
as Oscar Billings
Larry King
as Larry King
Sam Elliott
as Kermit Newman
Saul Rubinek
as Jerry Tolliver
Robin Thomas
as William Hanson
Jeff Bridges
as President Jackson Evans
William L. Petersen
as Jack Hathaway
Kevin Geer
as Congressman Skakle
Joan Allen
as Laine Hanson
Irene Ziegler
as Maggie Runyon
Douglas Urbanski
as Makerowitz
Gary Oldman
as Shelly Runyon
Mike Binder
as Lewis Hollis
Mariel Hemingway
as Cynthia Lee
Angelica Page
as Dierdra
Christian Slater
as Reginald Webster
Kathryn Morris
as Paige Willomina
Kristen Shaw
as Fiona Hathaway
Noah Fryrear
as Timmy
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Philip Baker Hall — oldest on the call sheet
31Kathryn Morris — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast