The Contender
"Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot."
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
Date: 2000-10-13
Rating: 6.7
Duration: 2h 6m
Cast: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Mike Binder, Robin Thomas
Creator: Rod Lurie