Movie

The Contender

Released: October 13, 2000 (2000)

Runtime: 126 minutes

Genres: Drama, Thriller

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Philip Baker Hall as Oscar Billings
Age at release: 69
Sam Elliott as Kermit Newman
Age at release: 56
Saul Rubinek as Jerry Tolliver
Age at release: 52
Robin Thomas as William Hanson
Age at release: 51
Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans
Age at release: 50
William Petersen as Jack Hathaway
Age at release: 47
Joan Allen as Laine Hanson
Age at release: 44
Gary Oldman as Shelly Runyon
Age at release: 42
Christian Slater as Reginald Webster
Age at release: 31
Kathryn Morris as Paige Willomina
Age at release: 31

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Anthony Booth as Peter Crenshaw
Age at release: 69
Kevin Geer as Congressman Skakle
Age at release: 47
Kirk Penberthy as Stevenson
Age at release: 47
Irene Ziegler as Maggie Runyon
Age at release: 44
Mike Binder as Lewis Hollis
Age at release: 42
Mariel Hemingway as Cynthia Lee
Age at release: 38
Angelica Page as Dierdra
Age at release: 36
Joseph Lyle Taylor as Paul Smith
Age at release: 36
Justin Dray as Stagehand
Age at release: 24
Kristen Shaw as Fiona Hathaway
Age at release: Unknown
Noah Fryrear as Timmy
Age at release: Unknown
Doug Roberts as Congressman Harding
Age at release: Unknown
Bev Appleton as Congressman Marshall
Age at release: Unknown
Sandra Register as Glenda
Age at release: Unknown
Andrew Boothby as Steve Poullet
Age at release: Unknown
Del Driver as Director Friend
Age at release: Unknown
Sean Pratt as Wilke
Age at release: Unknown
Bill Bevins as Anchorman
Age at release: Unknown
Ed Sala as Show Producer
Age at release: Unknown
David Laubacher as Reporter #4
Age at release: Unknown