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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The Contender was released in 2000 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 27 reviews, giving The Contender (2000) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 62%.
With a score of 65%, The Contender is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like The Family Man, Joseph: King of Dreams and The Gift.
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