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The Contender
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This frightening exposé of what really goes on behind closed Washington doors stars the magnificent Joan Allen as a U.S. senator earmarked by a liberal president (Jeff Bridges) to take the place of the vice president, who has died in office. A conservative Congress (led by chameleonic Gary Oldman) tries its best to destroy the nomination with scandal and inuendo. 132 minutes
