The Front Runner (film)

The Front Runner
The Front Runner
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jason Reitman
Screenplay by	Matt Bai; Jason Reitman; Jay Carson;
Based on	All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid; by Matt Bai
Produced by	Helen Estabrook; Aaron L. Gilbert; Jason Reitman;
Starring	Hugh Jackman; Vera Farmiga; J. K. Simmons; Alfred Molina;
Cinematography	Eric Steelberg
Edited by	Stefan Grube
Music by	Rob Simonsen
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Stage 6 Films; Bron Studios; Right of Way Films; Creative Wealth Media;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	August 31, 2018 (Telluride); November 6, 2018 (United States);
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$3.2 million

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.

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 6, 2018, by Columbia Pictures. It received mixed reviews; while Jackman was praised for his performance, critics said the rest of the cast felt wasted and the film did not "dive deep enough into its central issues to make a compelling argument."^[4] The film was a box-office bomb, earning just $3.2 million against its $25 million budget.

^ "The Front Runner". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "The Front Runner (2018) - Financial Infirmation". The Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ "The Front Runner (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ Fujitani, Ryan (November 21, 2018). "Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II Are Certified Fresh". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[1] "The Front Runner". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[NUM-2] "The Front Runner (2018) - Financial Infirmation". The Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

[BOM-3] "The Front Runner (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

[4] Fujitani, Ryan (November 21, 2018). "Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II Are Certified Fresh". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

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