Overview - The Front Runner

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • History

Runtime: 113 minutes

Homepage: The Front Runner

Budget

$25,000,000.00

Revenue

$3,300,000.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Bron Studios

    Production country Canada

  • Name: Right of Way Films

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Creative Wealth Media Finance

    Production country Canada

  • Name: Stage 6 Films

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Columbia Pictures

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Hugh Jackman

    Character: Gary Hart

    Popularity: 4.6418

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  • Name: Vera Farmiga

    Character: Lee Hart

    Popularity: 3.2588

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  • Name: J.K. Simmons

    Character: Bill Dixon

    Popularity: 3.8417

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  • Name: Mark O'Brien

    Character: Billy Shore

    Popularity: 0.5704

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  • Name: Molly Ephraim

    Character: Irene Kelly

    Popularity: 0.4013

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  • Name: Chris Coy

    Character: Kevin Sweeney

    Popularity: 0.6945

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  • Name: Alex Karpovsky

    Character: Mike Stratton

    Popularity: 0.4064

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  • Name: Josh Brener

    Character: Doug Wilson

    Popularity: 0.7731

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