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The Jackal
1997
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The Contender (2000)
October 13, 20002h 6mEN
6.7
261 votes
Overview
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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Original Language
German
Budget
$20.0M
Revenue
$22.4M
Production Companies
CinerentaCinecontender InternationaleBattleplan ProductionsSE8 GroupDreamWorks Pictures
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6.0Joan Allen is an American senator who is nominated to replace a recently deceased Vice-President by Jeff Bridges ("President Evans"). Once her confirmation hearing begins, she finds her rather interesting private life under the scrutiny of hostile committee chairman Gary Oldman who is determined to expose every aspect of her life - past and present - to the public. Oscar-nominated Allen is good as the feisty, intelligent, senator but the rest of this is all rather lacklustre and frequently overly contrived, with plenty of dramatic events designed to enhance the plot rather then create any sens…
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