THE FRONT RUNNER Trailer Debut Witness the first THE FRONT RUNNER trailer! The film, directed by Jason Reitman (Tully, Up in the Air), stars Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Bill Burr, Alfred Molina, Kaitlyn Dever, Ari Graynor, and Kevin Pollak. THE FRONT RUNNER will be released in theaters on November 21. American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair.