The Front Runner

Biography, Drama, History

The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice.

As tabloid journalism and political journalism merged for the first time, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race – events that left a profound and lasting impact on American politics and the world stage.

Directed by: Jason Reitman
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J. K. Simmons, Alfred Molina
Produced by: Helen Estabrook, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Reitman
Screenplay by: Matt Bai, Jason Reitman, Jay Carson
Based on: All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai

Music by: Rob Simonsen
Cinematography: Eric Steelberg
Edited by: Stefan Grube

Production company: Columbia Pictures, Stage 6 Films, Bron Creative, Right of Way Films
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date: August 31, 2018 (Telluride), November 6, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart.
Vera Farmiga as Lee Hart, Gary's wife.
J. K. Simmons as Bill Dixon, campaign manager.
Alfred Molina as Ben Bradlee, editor of The Washington Post.
Mamoudou Athie as A.J. Parker, fictional Washington Post reporter.
Josh Brener as Doug Wilson, Hart campaign policy advisor.
Bill Burr as Pete Murphy, fictional Miami Herald reporter.
Oliver Cooper as Joe Trippi, Hart campaign deputy political director.
Chris Coy as Kevin Sweeney, Hart campaign press secretary.
Kaitlyn Dever as Andrea Hart, Gary's daughter.
Tommy Dewey as John Emerson, deputy campaign manager.
Molly Ephraim as Irene Kelly, fictional Hart campaign scheduler.
Spencer Garrett as Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter.
Ari Graynor as Ann Devroy, Washington Post reporter.
Toby Huss as Billy Broadhurst, lobbyist.
Mike Judge as Jim Dunn, Miami Herald investigations editor.
Alex Karpovsky as Mike Stratton, Hart campaign advance man.
Jennifer Landon as Ann McDaniel, member of traveling press corps.
John Bedford Lloyd as David Broder, Washington Post reporter.
Mark O'Brien as Billy Shore, Hart's body man.
Sara Paxton as Donna Rice.
Kevin Pollak as Bob Martindale, fictional Miami Herald publisher.
Steve Zissis as Tom Fiedler, Miami Herald reporter.

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