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A Star Is Born

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
375K
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Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
A movie star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
375K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
912
134
  • Director
    • Bradley Cooper
  • Writers
    • Eric Roth(screenplay by)
    • Bradley Cooper(screenplay by)
    • Will Fetters(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Lady Gaga
    • Bradley Cooper
    • Sam Elliott
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bradley Cooper
  • Writers
    • Eric Roth(screenplay by)
    • Bradley Cooper(screenplay by)
    • Will Fetters(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Lady Gaga
    • Bradley Cooper
    • Sam Elliott
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2.8KUser reviews
    • 468Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 95 wins & 280 nominations total

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    Photos217

    Sam Elliott and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born (2018)
    Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    Bradley Cooper, Timothy Christian Jansen, Jordyn Torres, Shaun Tuazon, Roger Goff III, Lawon Exum, Kara Duffus, Linz Stanley, Lily Von Isenberg, Callie Connelly, and Kaycie Nichelle O'Donnell in A Star Is Born (2018)
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    Sam Elliott, Bradley Cooper, and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)

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    Lady Gaga
    Lady Gaga
    • Allyas Ally
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Jackas Jack
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Bobbyas Bobby
    Greg Grunberg
    Greg Grunberg
    • Phil (Jack's Driver)as Phil (Jack's Driver)
    Andrew Dice Clay
    Andrew Dice Clay
    • Lorenzoas Lorenzo
    Rafi Gavron
    Rafi Gavron
    • Rez Gavronas Rez Gavron
    Anthony Ramos
    Anthony Ramos
    • Ramonas Ramon
    Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle
    • George 'Noodles' Stoneas George 'Noodles' Stone
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Alec Baldwinas Alec Baldwin
    Marlon Williams
    Marlon Williams
    • Marlon Williamsas Marlon Williams
    Brandi Carlile
    Brandi Carlile
    • Brandi Carlileas Brandi Carlile
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Carlas Carl
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    • Little Feetas Little Feet
    Michael D. Roberts
    Michael D. Roberts
    • Mattyas Matty
    Michael Harney
    Michael Harney
    • Wolfieas Wolfie
    • (as Michael J. Harney)
    Rebecca Field
    Rebecca Field
    • Gailas Gail
    Derek Kevin Jones
    Derek Kevin Jones
    • Etta Jamesas Etta James
    Willam Belli
    Willam Belli
    • Emeraldas Emerald
    • Director
      • Bradley Cooper
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth(screenplay by)
      • Bradley Cooper(screenplay by)
      • Will Fetters(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    30 Celebs Who Passed On 'A Star Is Born'

    30 Celebs Who Passed On 'A Star Is Born'

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    • Trivia
      Bradley Cooper said that Lady Gaga was the one who convinced him they should sing live. Gaga said she hated watching movies where the actors were not lip-syncing correctly to the songs, and to avoid this and get it right they needed to sing live for the film. This caused Cooper to get more extensive vocal training.
    • Goofs
      When Jack and Bobby are driving to Jack's house the car is obviously getting pulled along on a trailer as all the dashboard dials (including the speedometer) are on zero.
    • Quotes

      Jack: Hey!

      Ally: What?

      Jack: I just wanted to take another look at you.

    • Crazy credits
      The first couple of seconds of the Warner Bros Pictures logo are cut out.
    • Alternate versions
      An extended version of the film, dubbed the "Encore Edition" with an additional 12 minutes of new footage, was released on March 1, 2019 for a limited one-week engagement. The material consists of longer takes of musical numbers, as well as a brand-new, never-before-seen song "Clover", by Ally and Jackson.
    • Connections
      Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 5 September 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Eyes
      Written by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson

      Performed by Bradley Cooper

      Produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson

    User reviews2.8K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    One star that really does shine
    Had heard nothing but great things about this latest 'A Star is Born' film, with even my own sister saying it was a must see. There was also the interest to see how Lady Gaga would fare in her acting debut and how Bradley Cooper would fare as first-time director. Decided to see it when taking a break from practise with nothing else better to do, going in with very high expectations, as part of my "seeing as many 2018 films as possible" quest.

    This is not the only, or first, 'A Star is Born' film. There is one from 1937 with Mitzi Gaynor and Fredric March, my personal favourite. There is one from 1954, the most famous, which is overlong but does contain Judy Garland's best ever performance and terrific songs (especially the heart-wrenching "The Man That Got Away"), love James Mason in it too. There is the 1976 film with Barbra Streisand, personally don't care for it but Streisand sings beautifully and "Evergreen" is to die for.

    As far as the versions of 'A Star is Born' goes, this one from 2018 compares extremely favourably. Not quite as good as the 1937 film, but on the same level as 1954 and better than 1976. May not love it as much as others, but the appeal is justified and the acclaim is deserved from my personal perspective. In terms of films from 2018, 'A Star is Born' is among the better ones.

    It's not perfect. A few story elements are a touch rushed and lack credibility, like Ally getting stage spotlight in such a short space of time, and occasionally it's a little on-the-nose like the making Ally glitzier advice from Rez.

    The final act also could have been tightened, slightly too padded and dragged out.

    What 'A Star is Born' does so well is taking a familiar story and making it still fresh and relatable. It's always entertaining and glamorous yet the love story is every bit as important, and even more so, and is both charming and emotionally impactful. Everything about 'A Star is Born' is slick, endlessly entertaining and with lots of heart and surprising poignancy, also had the experience of not a dry eye being in the auditorium with tears silently rolling with me.

    Visually, it's very eye catching and sumptuously made, beautifully shot with lots of glitzy glamour and style. Loved the songs, none are quite on the same level as "The Man That Got Away" and "Evergreen" but they are extremely well written, easy to remember, have a wide range of emotions, are very well sung and staged, are integrated beautifully integrated into the story, some moving the story forward or telling it through the song rather than being a grinding things to a halt distraction. "I'll Never Love Again" and "Shallow" stand out.

    Dialogue has wit and heart and the story shines particularly in the first third. Cannot say anything bad about the performances, with Lady Gaga providing a contender for the most surprising performances of the year in a quite outstanding acting debut (her singing is also absolutely great of course), a star is born indeed. Bradley Cooper gives one of his best performances as a charismatic and charming yet conflicted leading man, do not associate him with musicals and worried as to whether he would fit but it fits him like a glove. He too directs for the first time, and it is hard to believe that a directing job this slick and audacious was only his debut, really do disagree about his contributions being a vanity project with so much effort being put into everything. There is fine support from particularly Sam Elliott and the chemistry between the two leads is wholly believable.

    Altogether, very, very good and often splendid. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Oct 18, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Vì Sao Vụt Sáng
    • Filming locations
      • Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros. Pictures
      • Live Nation Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $36,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $215,333,122
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,908,051
      • Oct 7, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $436,233,122
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • Sonics-DDP
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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