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- 1937
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 51 m
- 1937
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 51 m
Summary A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
- 1937
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 51 m
- 1937
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 51 m
A Star Is Born
77
7.3
Where to Watch
Summary A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
77
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
77
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A Star is Born captures wonderfully the hustle of Hollywood.
Although not the first film which has attempted to capitalize the international reputation of Hollywood, it is unquestionably the most effective one yet made. The highly commendable results are achieved with a minimum of satiric hokum and a maximum of honest story telling.
The original beauty. Not as glittery as Garland-Mason but in some ways even more golden.
William Wellman’s 1937 version of this oft-told tale, of the rising starlet and the plummeting alcoholic has-been she refuses to cast aside, is usually regarded as the second-best of the lot, a few steps behind George Cukor’s 1954 remake, which has the unfair advantage of being one of the unimpeachable masterpieces of American film.
The film is peculiarly masochistic and self-congratulatory.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
8 Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
27% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
0% Negative
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
