Front Runner (The)
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Writer: Jason Reitman; Jay Carson; Matt Bai
- Producer: Jason Reitman; Michael Beugg; Garrick Dion; Jason Blumenfeld
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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 & Characters
Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart;
Vera Farmiga as Lee Hart;
J.K. Simmons as Bill Dixon;
Mark O'Brien as Billy Shore;
Molly Ephraim as Irene Kelly;
Chris Coy as Kevin Sweeney;
Alex Karpovsky as Mike Stratton;
Josh Brener as Doug Wilson;
Tommy Dewey as John Emerson;
Kaitlyn Dever as Andrea Hart;
Oliver Cooper as Joe Trippi;
Jenna Kanell as Ginny Terzano;
RJ Brown as Bill Martin;
Alfred Molina as Ben Bradlee;
Mamoudou Athie as AJ Parker;
Ari Graynor as Ann Devroy;
John Bedford Lloyd as David Broder;
Steve Coulter as Bob Kaiser;
Spencer Garrett as Bob Woodward;
Steve Zissis as Tom Fiedler