The Contender

(dreamworks) Release Date: October 13, 2000 Director: Rod Lurie Cast: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William L. Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Mike Binder, Robin Thomas, Mariel Hemingway Plot: The vice-president has died while in office. President Jackson Evans wants to leave a legacy of being the president to have a woman in the office of vice-president. Senator Laine Hanson gets his nomination, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to de-rail her confirmation. Website: link