The Contender (2000 film)

The Contender
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Rod Lurie
Written by	Rod Lurie
Produced by	Marc Frydman Douglas Urbanski Willi Baer James Spies
Starring	Gary Oldman Joan Allen Jeff Bridges Christian Slater William Petersen Philip Baker Hall Saul Rubinek Sam Elliott
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Edited by	Michael Jablow
Music by	Larry Groupé
Production companies	Cinerenta Battleground Productions SE8 Group Cinecontender Productions
Distributed by	DreamWorks Pictures
Release date	13 October 2000 (2000-10-13)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$22.4 million

The Contender is a 2000 American political drama film written and directed by Rod Lurie. It stars Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Christian Slater. The film focuses on a fictional United States President (played by Bridges) and the events surrounding his appointment of a new Vice President (Allen).

The film serves as a response to the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton. It became the subject of controversy regarding alterations that displeased Oldman, who co-produced. The film enjoyed box office success in the US.^[1] The film also received two Academy Award nominations; Joan Allen was nominated for Best Actress and Jeff Bridges for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.