MV5BYTIzYTA5MDEtY2I0OS00OGJhLTlmMDctZWRlMGRjYzAxZDQzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — The Contender (2000)

**Directed by: Rod Lurie**
**Starring: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliot, William Petersen, Philip Bakker Hall, Robin Thomas**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Directing, Themes, Relevance**
**WEAKNESSES: Slightly Heavy-Handed**

The Contender (2000)

March 2, 2020

The Vice President is dead and the President seeks to place Senator Laine Hanson in the open spot. Meanwhile, Senator Shelly Runyon opposes the nomination, and seeks to make his own moves.

MV5BYzFjNzIxMmEtMzY5NS00YTgzLTkwYWEtN2FjMmY0NmNkZWY3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Face/Off (1997)

**Directed by: John Woo**
**Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Alessandro Nivola, Joan Allen**
**Rated: R for Intense Sequences of Strong Violence, and For Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 18 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects and Stunts, Ridiculous Performances, Bizarre Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Logic, Hokey 90s Moments**

Face/Off (1997)

August 21, 2019

An FBI agent undergoes a facial transplant surgery to work his way into a terrorist sect, but the plan goes awry when the terrorist whose face he stole impersonates the FBI agent.

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