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.
Acting
Joan Allen's controlled fury vs. Oldman's unhinged malice
Writing
The diner monologue that should be taught in schools
Direction
Lurie's West Wing fanfiction with sharper teeth
Director
Rod Lurie
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Angelica Page
Dierdra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gary Oldman was so disturbed by his character that he refused to do publicity, claiming the film was 'biased'—which... was the point, king.
Released weeks before the 2000 election, it imagined a Clintonian scandal with gender reversed; two decades later, the 'unqualified woman' attacks feel eerily predictive.
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