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The Front Runner (2018)
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O'Brien
6.1
58%Runtime113 min
Rating15
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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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Front Runner (2018), directed by Jason Reitman, has received a mixed critical reception, with a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While the film's intelligence, charisma, and idealism have been praised, the audience reception has been more divided, as evidenced by its 6.1/10 rating on IMDb.
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Fans of political dramas will enjoy director Jason Reitman's 2018 film The Front Runner, which offers a compelling look at the scandal that derailed the promising presidential campaign of Gary Hart, played with nuance by Hugh Jackman.
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The Front Runner is a 2018 American political drama film directed by Jason Reitman, based on the 2014 book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai, who co-wrote the screenplay with Reitman and Jay Carson. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J. K. Simmons, and Alfred Molina. It chronicles the rise of American Senator Gary Hart, the front-runner candidate to be the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, and his subsequent fall from grace when media reports suggested he was having an extramarital affair.
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