A Star Is Born

Name: A Star Is Born
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music, Musical
Released: October 5, 2018
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 88
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Bradley Cooper

2018

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 5, 2018 | R

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Bradley Cooper, D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Griffin, Greg Grunberg, Lady Gaga, Marlon Williams, Michael Harney, Rafi Gavron, Sam Elliott, Willam Belli

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Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture. View more awards and nominations
Cooper, who co-wrote the script with Eric Roth and Will Fetters, reshaped the story into a rock epic with electric performance scenes shot at real festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury. (Entertainment Weekly)
The 1976 film with Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson made $80 million in domestic box office and has a Metascore of 58.

Summary: In this new take on the tragic love story, seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of theirIn this new take on the tragic love story, seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons. [Warner Bros.]

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Director: Bradley Cooper

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music, Musical

Rating: R

Runtime: 136 min

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Luke Parker

Oct 5, 2018

In spite of a momentous directorial debut and performance from Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga leaves the lasting impression in A Star Is Born, a beautiful production perfectly suited to re-release the superstar as a top-tier performer; she is nothing short of astounding. Read full review

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Johnny Oleksinski

Sep 25, 2018

Most thrilling are the stage sequences. Cooper often films Ally’s thousands of screaming fans from her point of view — putting us in her lucky shoes for a minute...It’s that feeling of exhilaration that makes A Star Is Born the best film of the year so far. Read full review

Kevin Lally

Sep 10, 2018

The songs, written by Gaga, Cooper, Lukas Nelson, Jason Aldean and Mark Ronson, are all terrific and will make a helluva soundtrack album, and Lady Gaga’s performances are electrifying. Combine that with the genuine-feeling romance between the co-stars and the heartbreak of its dissolution, and you have one soaring and searing piece of movie entertainment. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Sep 21, 2018

A well-seasoned, handsomely cured slab of showbiz schmaltz that hits all the right pleasure centers. With equal parts glitz and grit, Cooper has successfully navigated the most perilous shoals of making a classic narrative his own, managing to create one of its best iterations to date. Read full review

Mark Kermode

Oct 7, 2018

Its Oscar-bait earworm tune may be entitled Shallow, but the film itself is as deep and resonant as Bradley Cooper’s drawl, and as bright as Lady Gaga’s screen future. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Oct 3, 2018

Most of all, this rendition of A Star Is Born oozes with romantic chemistry between Cooper and Gaga, as well as the stunning command of rock & roll visual tropes evidenced by Cooper and his director of photography Matthew Libatique (Black Swan). Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 27, 2018

Musically sharp and dramatically flat, the latest version of A Star is Born starts impressively and falls off sharply, a sudsy, overwrought remake that drowns in its abrupt, perfunctory emotional leaps. Read full review

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pabloagus

Oct 5, 2018

This film does not disappoint!! So many good things to say about this film...the script, the performances, the music and Bradley Cooper's self-assured, direction. With her performance, Lady Gaga establishes herself as a First-Rate Actress. A star is born, indeed! Well done!!

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milalittlebr

Oct 6, 2018

This soundtrack is the amazing all of the time! Lady Gaga is really perfect!!! Congrats Lady Gaga

1 of 11 users found this helpful110

taylos09

Oct 9, 2018

One of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I left the movies feeling like I just witnessed something special. This film will shake you to you core!

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

RiickJulio

Oct 5, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They really did it. Lady Gaga was fantastic. She's legendary. We have a film of the year.… Expand

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CosiMOLOGO

Dec 16, 2018

En 1954 estrenó Nace una estrella, protagonizada por Judy Gardland, la película a la vez adaptaba una película de 1937. Hubo otra versión en 1976, una cinta . Ahora Bradley Cooper, como su primera incursión como director, vuelve a traer esta historia protagonizada por Lady Gaga, también suEn 1954 estrenó Nace una estrella, protagonizada por Judy Gardland, la película a la vez adaptaba una película de 1937. Hubo otra versión en 1976, una cinta . Ahora Bradley Cooper, como su primera incursión como director, vuelve a traer esta historia protagonizada por Lady Gaga, también su primer papel como actriz y el mismo Cooper.

Jackson Maine es una estrella consagrada de la música, que tiene problemas de alcoholismo y drogas, lo cual esta terminando con su vida y carrera. Bradley Cooper decide darle a la película un tono más adulto y serio, recuperando lo mejor de las anteriores versiones, pero imponiendo un estilo que posiblemente veremos en sus siguientes trabajos, caracterizado por una cinematografía hermosa, , y una edición bien acabada, capturando imágenes tan bellas y coloridas como a la vez una muestra sombría de un mundo musical agobiante y devorador. Dentro de esas imágenes hermosas están las de los conciertos en las que el espectador queda impactado desde el inicio por la estupenda escena musical, que recoge la fuerza de un concierto real y emociona por la capacidad vocal Cooper y Gaga que ofrecen buenos temas musicales originales, que seguro serán las preferidas para la siguiente edición los Premios de la Academia. Pero también compartimos el sufrimiento del protagonista y todos los problemas que su vicio le causa, gracias a la excelente y conmovedora dirección e interpretación de Bradley Cooper, estas escenas llegan a un grado pocas veces visto en una película.

Tenemos escenas desgarradoras y de fuerte carga sentimental, como las que el protagonista comparte con su hermano, personaje que a pesar de no tener un papel principal se encuentra muy bien desarrollado. Sin embargo con Nace una Estrella, Bradley Cooper nos da una historia melodramática, que como pocas llega a conmover sin necesidad de impostaciones sentimentales baratas, retratando el sufrimiento y el tormento de un cantante a causa de excesos, recordando a cintas como la de Olivier Dahan, La vida en Rosa, cuya escena final comparte similitud con esta. Con esta película Cooper demuestra su gran potencial como director y ofrece una papel desgarrador, junto a Lady Gaga, que hipnotiza desde su primera aparición y conmueve hasta las lagrimas. Un aplauso para ambos.… Expand

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jeremyp

Oct 12, 2018

It's worth it for the music and to see, and hear, Lady Ga Ga sans costume. The in between is so so, and some of the story seems to just appear without much explanation. The music which is rich and gets richer suddenly goes shallow until the final tour de force which they ruin by cutting awayIt's worth it for the music and to see, and hear, Lady Ga Ga sans costume. The in between is so so, and some of the story seems to just appear without much explanation. The music which is rich and gets richer suddenly goes shallow until the final tour de force which they ruin by cutting away from it. For those of us raised on James and Judy, and bored by Barbra and Kris, this is more for the younger set.… Expand

5 of 8 users found this helpful53

Zenyt94

Jul 19, 2019

Boring...that’s it.

The songs are good but the plot is kind of dull and too dramatic

0 of 9 users found this helpful09

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