Log-in to add movie to favourites
Movie added to favourites
Movie removed from favourites

"The Contender" quotes

The Contender poster
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.

Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Rod Lurie
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, thriller
Year: 2000
MetaScore: 59/100
ImdbRating: 6.9
BoxOffice: $17,872,723
Released: 13 Oct 2000
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 22 nominations total

26 Clips

Laine HansonPresident Jackson EvansSecret Service ChiefShelly RunyonKermit NewmanJack HathawayTimmyOscar Billings
Greatness is the orphan of urgency Laine - The Contender 00:35 Greatness is the orphan of urgency Laine You will question even yourselves - The Contender 00:08 You will question even yourselves But principles only mean something if you stick by them when they're inconvenient - The Contender 00:15 But principles only mean something if you stick by them when... Napoleon once said when asked to explain the lack of great statesmen in the world - The Contender 01:10 Napoleon once said when asked to explain the lack of great... And Mr Chairman I stand for the separation of church and state - The Contender 00:53 And Mr Chairman I stand for the separation of church and... I want something embarrassing - The Contender 00:16 I want something embarrassing We're both sticking to our guns - The Contender 00:08 We're both sticking to our guns Who doesn't want a shortcut to greatness - The Contender 00:10 Who doesn't want a shortcut to greatness You're the future of the Democratic Party - The Contender 00:10 You're the future of the Democratic Party The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit - The Contender 00:10 The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit If we do that we're no better than he is - The Contender 00:09 If we do that we're no better than he is You'll give him a smooth ride My word There's a reason they call me Honest Shell - The Contender 00:13 You'll give him a smooth ride My word There's a... Right from the start I should've come down here - The Contender 00:23 Right from the start I should've come down here I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me - The Contender 00:04 I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me Mr Chairman let's just say - The Contender 00:16 Mr Chairman let's just say Yeah being the vice president is better than being the president - The Contender 00:14 Yeah being the vice president is better than being the... He may not know his right from his left - The Contender 00:13 He may not know his right from his left It seems to me Mr Chairman all you can claim about me claim is that I had sex - The Contender 00:22 It seems to me Mr Chairman all you can claim about me claim... That's what I get for my leftist tendencies - The Contender 00:08 That's what I get for my leftist tendencies So how are Will and the boy - The Contender 00:14 So how are Will and the boy What if I told you that I'm just busting at the seams - The Contender 00:32 What if I told you that I'm just busting at the seams Take a Magic Marker cross out the word objectivity - The Contender 00:23 Take a Magic Marker cross out the word objectivity Mr President - The Contender 00:12 Mr President Look me in the eyes and tell me - The Contender 00:22 Look me in the eyes and tell me Baby power is where power goes - The Contender 00:10 Baby power is where power goes

Cast

Shelly Runyon - Gary Oldman
Laine Hanson - Joan Allen
President Jackson Evans - Jeff Bridges
Reginald Webster - Christian Slater
Kermit Newman - Sam Elliott
All Cast