The Front Runner (2018)
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.
- Released
- 2018-11-06
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jay Carson, Jason Reitman, Jason Reitman, Matt Bai
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 392 votes
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart
- Vera Farmiga as Lee Hart
- J.K. Simmons as Bill Dixon
- Mark O'Brien as Billy Shore
- Molly Ephraim as Irene Kelly
- Chris Coy as Kevin Sweeney
- Alex Karpovsky as Mike Stratton
- Josh Brener as Doug Wilson
- Tommy Dewey as John B. Emerson
- Kaitlyn Dever as Andrea Hart
- Oliver Cooper as Joe Trippi
- Jenna Kanell as Ginny Terzano