The Front Runner
2018 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
A biopic about US Senator Gary Hart's 1988 presidential campaign and his scandalous affair that derailed it. Having lost the democratic ticket to Walter Mondale in 1984, Gary Hart (Jackman) made a triumphant return to candidacy in 1987, at a moment when his party was desperate to wrestle power back from the Republicans after two terms of Reagan. Hart had everything going for him: intelligence, charisma, and experience as a lawyer, campaign manager, and senator, not to mention an ideal First Lady in wife Lee (Farmiga). But everything starts to crumble when word circulates that Hart is a womanizer - a rumour quickly followed by reports that he had an affair with Donna Rice (Sara Paxton).
Direction Jason Reitman
Cast Hugh Jackman · Vera Farmiga · J.K. Simmons · Mark O'Brien · Molly Ephraim · Chris Coy · Alex Karpovsky · Josh Brener · Tommy Dewey · Kaitlyn Dever · Oliver Cooper · Alfred Molina · Jenna Kanell · RJ Brown · Sara Paxton · Mamoudou Athie · Steve Zissis · Bill Burr · Ari Graynor · John Bedford Lloyd · Steve Coulter · Spencer Garrett · Kevin Pollak · Mike Judge · Toby Huss · Courtney Ford · Nyasha Hatendi · Margo Moorer · Randy Havens · Jennifer Landon · Joe Chrest · Mike Lawrence · Lee Armstrong · Jonny Pasvolsky · Jeff Witzke
Soundtrack Rob Simonsen
Screenplay Jason Reitman · Matt Bai · Jay Carson
Cinematography Eric Steelberg
Original title The Front Runner
5.6
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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