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The Contender (2000)

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Release Date: October 13, 2000
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Running Time: 126 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content and language.
Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Rod Lurie
Cast: Christian Slater, Kristen Shaw, Saul Rubinek, William L. Petersen, Gary Oldman, Kathryn Morris, Amit Mehta, Mariel Hemingway, Philip Baker Hall, Sam Elliott, David Cureton, Jeff Bridges, Mike Binder, Joan Allen

Senator Laine Hanson is selected to be nominated for Vice President, but when a sex scandal is revealed from her past, Congressman Sheldon B. Runyon starts a campaign to keep her out. Read more

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Grade: B A couple of years ago the nation and the world watched as President Clinton faced impeachment charges, and by the end of the whole ordeal, they were bored out of their minds. So why would anyone be compelled to make a movie that deals with a high office politician being caught up in a sex scandal? Well, there are a lot of reasons mainly... Read the full movie review

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