6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Contender (2000)
The Contender (2000)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, involving a female Vice Presidential nominee targeted by a gendered smear campaign from a conservative congressman, strongly critiques political opportunism and misogyny. Its resolution champions integrity and the defense of personal privacy, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.
The movie features a female protagonist navigating a male-dominated political landscape, with the narrative explicitly addressing gender bias and misogyny. While the primary cast is predominantly white, the film's central conflict highlights the challenges faced by women in power.
Secondary
The film features a transsexual character as a catalyst for a political scandal. While her identity is exploited by political opponents to discredit the protagonist, the narrative critiques these tactics and defends the protagonist's integrity, without explicitly affirming or denigrating trans identity. The focus remains on political machinations rather than the trans experience.
The film portrays characters who weaponize 'Christian values' and moralistic rhetoric for political gain, particularly Congressman Runyon, who is depicted as hypocritical and malicious. The narrative condemns this misuse of faith and the bigotry it fuels, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victim of these attacks, Senator Laine Hanson.
The film "The Contender" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on political drama, gender, and ethics within a heterosexual context, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Contender is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' genders could have been canonically established and subsequently altered.
The Contender is an original film from 2000, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. Its characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.6
5.9
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