The Front Runner
“Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.”
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
84 people
Hugh Jackman
Gary Hart
Known for
Logan
The Prestige
William Walker
Campaign Reporter
Vera Farmiga
Lee Hart
Known for
The Conjuring
Hawkeye
J.K. Simmons
Bill Dixon
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Whiplash
Mark O'Brien
Billy Shore
Known for
Arrival
Ready or Not
Molly Ephraim
Irene Kelly
Known for
Paranormal Activity 2
Perry Mason
Chris Coy
Kevin Sweeney
Known for
The Peripheral
The Deuce
Alex Karpovsky
Mike Stratton
Known for
Girls
Homecoming
Josh Brener
Doug Wilson
Known for
Silicon Valley
The Internship
Tommy Dewey
John B. Emerson
Known for
Rugrats
Step Up Revolution
Kaitlyn Dever
Andrea Hart
Known for
Booksmart
The Last of Us
Oliver Cooper
Joe Trippi
Known for
Project X
The Hangover Part III
Jason Reitman Director · Matt Bai Screenplay Jay Carson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $25M · United States release November 6, 2018
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Bron Studios
Production
Right of Way Films
Production
Creative Wealth Media Finance
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2018
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 6, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States
November 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Australia
November 27, 2018 · Theatrical
France
January 16, 2019 · Theatrical
April 16, 2019 · Digital · VOD
May 6, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
January 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
December 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 24, 2019 · Digital
Ireland
January 11, 2019 · Digital
Italy
February 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
February 1, 2019 · Digital
Netherlands
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
July 17, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Poland
March 1, 2019 · Digital
Portugal
November 6, 2018 · Digital
Spain
February 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
May 20, 2019 · Digital
May 20, 2019 · Physical
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