Film

The Front Runner

2018 · 1h 53m · Drama · History

Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

58%

Metacritic

61

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.

Hugh Jackman

Gary Hart

Vera Farmiga

Lee Hart

J.K. Simmons

Bill Dixon

Mark O'Brien

Billy Shore

Molly Ephraim

Irene Kelly

Chris Coy

Kevin Sweeney

Alex Karpovsky

Mike Stratton

Josh Brener

Doug Wilson

Tommy Dewey

John B. Emerson

Kaitlyn Dever

Andrea Hart

Oliver Cooper

Joe Trippi

Jenna Kanell

Ginny Terzano

RJ Brown

Bill Martin

Alfred Molina

Ben Bradlee

Mamoudou Athie

A.J. Parker

Ari Graynor

Ann Devroy

• Jason ReitmanScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Matt BaiScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Jay CarsonScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Aaron L. GilbertProducer
• Helen EstabrookProducer
• Michael BeuggExecutive Producer
• Jason BlumenfeldExecutive Producer
• George WolfeExecutive Producer
• Jason ClothExecutive Producer
• Chris ConoverExecutive Producer

International TrailerOfficial Trailer

Release date

November 6, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$3,300,000

Genres

Drama, History

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