The Front Runner
2018, drama, history
113 minutes
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...
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7.0
2018-11-20
The dialogue is fast and smart, often evoking a more easily digestible Aaron Sorkin. Salient points are made and then rebutted through the precise timing and intricate blocking of an outstanding ensemble... Read more
7.0
2019-01-30
Political dramas like The Front Runner teach as well as entertain. Read more
6.7
2018-12-09
Reitman may have the right idea in re-centering the conversation to an earlier date, but the weight of the actual story gets lost in the allegorical retelling of it. Read more
6.0
2019-01-25
At times interminably slow, The Front Runner coasts on the power of its lead and the inherent draw of its story. Read more
6.0
2019-01-11
The film’s perfectly watchable, has great acting, but is a little bit of a non-event. Read more
6.0
2018-11-12
Politics in the ‘80s doesn’t feel considerably different than today; at the very least, it’s still extremely relevant, even if the public’s reactions have changed. Read more
6.0
2018-10-14
Yet given its subject matter, and the times we live in, one expects to leave the cinema angry and indignant, rather than just pleasantly entertained. Read more
5.0
David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2020-03-31
Incredibly topical, but this movie sits on the fence a bit too much for my taste.
2.0
Shannon Schultz of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2020-03-31
I wonder if I would have been interested in this scandal if I was alive back in 1987… I’m going to say no as I’m not interested at all in this movie now.
In other languages
7.0
2019-07-17
Met een ijzersterke opening weet de film direct een degelijke indruk achter te laten, maar of dat voor ons Europeanen altijd zo interessant is om te zien valt nog te betwijfelen. Read more
7.0
2019-03-05
The Front Runner toont treffend hoe roddeljournalistiek en politieke journalistiek voor het eerst een presidentiële droom in duigen lieten vallen. Ondanks dat het een goed gemaakte film is, verzuimt The Front Runner echt indruk te maken. Read more
6.0
2019-03-02
Hoezeer zijn regie als vanouds vakkundig is en hij de tijdsgeest uitstekend neerzet, voelt Reitmans film overbodig en is hij niet bijster interessant voor kijkers onder de vijftig. Read more
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