Directed by:
Daniel MinahanScreenplay:
Daniel MinahanCinematography:
Randy DrummondCast:
Brooke Smith, Marylouise Burke, Merritt Wever, John Ventimiglia, Will Arnett, Kipp Tribble, Glenn Fitzgerald, Richard Venture, Nada Despotovich (more)Plots(1)
Imagine a Reality Show where the goal is for its contestants to kill each other until only one person is left standing — and that they have no choice in whether they compete or not. (Seriously: the moment a contestant finds out that they're chosen, they're marked for death.) Now imagine that it takes winning the show three times to be granted a full release from the show. This is the premise behind the reality show The Contenders. The film follows the six contestants of the show's seventh season; it focuses mainly on contestants Dawn Lagarto (a two-time champion who is hoping to win her third and be granted freedom) and Jeffrey Norman (a terminally ill man who is also Dawn's former lover). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Brooke Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/118/165118199_e5ba7e.jpg)
Brooke Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The Moderns (1988)
![Marylouise Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/886/161886974_cab8a0.jpg)
Marylouise Burke
USA
Best movies:
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Sideways (2004)
![Merritt Wever](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585014_a8d745.jpg)
Merritt Wever
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Godless (2017) (series)
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
![John Ventimiglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/956/157956518_bab6a7.png)
John Ventimiglia
USA
Best movies:
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Notorious (2009)
![Will Arnett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748648_ce4bb3.jpg)
Will Arnett
Canada
Best movies:
Ratatouille (2007)
Despicable Me (2010)
The Lego Movie (2014)
![Kipp Tribble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471363_055fd5.jpg)
Kipp Tribble
USA
Best movies:
Delivering Milo (2001)
Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
Militia (2000)
![Glenn Fitzgerald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312402_6ee5b2.jpg)
Glenn Fitzgerald
USA
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Finding Forrester (2000)
![Richard Venture](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218386_931d6e.jpg)
Richard Venture
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
All the President's Men (1976)
![Nada Despotovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/167/162167120_fd15b6.jpg)
Nada Despotovich
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Moonstruck (1987)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Donna Hanover
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Interview (2007)
Jennifer Van Dyck
UK
Best movies:
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Across the Universe (2007)
Michael Clayton (2007)
James Lecesne
USA
Best movies:
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Mania Days (2015)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Danton Stone
USA
Best movies:
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Beware the Gonzo (2010)
The Chosen (1981)
Michael Kaycheck
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
God's Pocket (2014)
Party Monster (2003)