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The Front Runner

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2018
1h 53m
English
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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.
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Cast

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Hugh Jackman
Gary Hart
Vera Farmiga
Lee Hart
JK Simmons
Bill Dixon
Mark OBrien
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
John Bedford Lloyd
David Broder
Steve Coulter
Bob Kaiser
Spencer Garrett
Bob Woodward
Steve Zissis
Tom Fiedler
Bill Burr
Pete Murphy
Kevin Pollak
Bob Martindale
Mike Judge
Jim Savage
Nyasha Hatendi
Roy Valentine
Margo Moorer
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Directed By: Jason Reitman
Written By: Jason Reitman (Screenplay), Jay Carson (Screenplay), + 1 more

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ldjb says...
5 years ago
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_The Front Runner_ is pretty good. It's about Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) who was the front runner for US Democratic Presidential candidate in the late '80s. So the film follows how (spoiler alert) things quickly unravelled for him and his campaign. I found it a little confusing at first, since I'm not too familiar with the events in question, but it did get rather interesting.
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jekyl6669 says...
5 years ago
It's an interesting story, that's well acted and portrayed with verve. While the stakes may not seem all that high, or relevant, it's an event that changed the landscape of politics, news and the world really... It also raises some really solid debates and ideas as to what really matters.
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Saint Pauly says...
5 years ago
_The Front Runner_ is a dated news story read by someone good at story telling. In addition to being unoriginal, the news story is unflattering to women, politicians and the press. Basically, it's a bed time story with only ogres, as Hugh Jackman in someone else's borrowed hair portrays a politician upset that the press catches him cheating on his wife multiple times. While Hugh's award fever smells more like awkward desperation for taking on this role, the film is a technical success. Jason Reitman proves once again that he's a competent director, the movie's shot in 35mm which gives it an authentic, vintage look, and the cast turn in solid performances. Sadly, all of these are wasted on a story that is more suited to Access Hollywood than a feature film.
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Bradym03 says...
3 years ago
...hmm, not so much. I'm losing faith in Jason Reitman as a director and wondering when is he gonna make a great movie again. Hugh Jackman dose his best as always, but needs good materiel to earn him any award recognition.
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Masada
6/10  5 years ago
Despite being a fan of Reitman's work (Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking), this one didn't land home for me. I know why he wanted to make this movie, the link to the current president (Trump at this moment of writing in 2019) and what character he is as a leader. The one thing they have i More
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Bertaut
5/10  2 years ago
Competently made but barely scratches the thematic surface

Based on the non-fiction book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid (2014) by Matt Bai, written for the screen by Bai, Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking; Juno; Tully) , and Jay Carson (Hilary Clinton's former press secreta More
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Stephen Campbell
5 years ago
_**Reasonably well made, but barely scratches the thematic surface**_

> _This is a circus. The consequences will extend long past my nomination. The consequences will be with us for decades. This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all poli More
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