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Title: The Front Runner (2018)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Gary Hart | |
| Vera Farmiga | ... | Lee Hart | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Bill Dixon | |
| Mark O'Brien | ... | Billy Shore | |
| Molly Ephraim | ... | Irene Kelly | |
| Chris Coy | ... | Kevin Sweeney | |
| Alex Karpovsky | ... | Mike Stratton | |
| Josh Brener | ... | Doug Wilson | |
| Tommy Dewey | ... | John Emerson | |
| Kaitlyn Dever | ... | Andrea Hart | |
| Oliver Cooper | ... | Joe Trippi | |
| Jenna Kanell | ... | Ginny Terzano | |
| RJ Brown | ... | Bill Martin | |
| Alfred Molina | ... | Ben Bradlee | |
| Mamoudou Athie | ... | AJ Parker | |
Gary Hart, a U.S. senator from Colorado, is the widely accepted front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. After losing the 1984 nomination to vice-president Walter Mondale, Hart decides to run for President of the United States. At one point during his campaign, against the will of his manager Bill Dixon, Hart challenges the press and public to "follow him around" while he's not campaigning on weekends. This proves to be a mistake when in 1987, photos of him and journalist Donna Rice are published by Miami Herald Reporters. In a desperate attempt to clear his name, Hart tries to fix his reputation at a news event concerning the affair but to no avail. Because of the consequences of his actions, Hart is disgraced, berated by Dixon, and forced to drop out of the campaign while his wife Oletha remains to be close with him. Donna also announces that she has personally denied sleeping with the now former senator..
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In an age where politics is so fiercely polarized it was refreshing to see a film about politics that opens windows and allows the viewer to consider a number of possible conclusions. I'm glad Reitman didn't try to preach with this film or paint anyone as a villain. Even the opinions I had already settled into over the years about Hart's relationship with Rice and the role of the press were softened and reconsidered after seeing this. I like that The Front Runner made me look at this time in history from the eyes of so many people I hadn't originally considered were affected by this event. Reitman manages to keep the mood suspenseful without pushing us into hoping for any particular outcome and I think that's pretty artful. This is a film I could enjoy more than once and that I might draw different conclusions from each time I saw it depending on which character spoke to me the most that day. There's a lot going on and all of it is interesting.