
The Contender
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Directed by Rod Lurie
Produced by Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale
A tense political thriller about power, ambition, and character assassination in the highest offices of government.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Contender scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Contender violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Contender easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Contender end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Contender sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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