A Star Is Born

2018 2h 16m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 12,423

MusicDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. 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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lady Gaga
Ally Campana
Bradley Cooper
Jackson Maine
Sam Elliott
Bobby Maine
Andrew Dice Clay
Lorenzo Campana
Rafi Gavron
Rez Gavron
Anthony Ramos
Ramon
Dave Chappelle
George "Noodles" Stone
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bradley Cooper
Writers: Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters, Robert Carson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $436M — a 12.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CAST

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201+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bradley Cooper, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1517451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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12,423 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.

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The take

Bradley Cooper directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Jay Cassidy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $436M — a 12.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 8 years ago.
3201+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Bradley Cooper, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1517451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
812,423 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
9Classified under 25 themes, including "concert", "country music", "waitress", "pop star".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Editing: Jay Cassidy
Production design: Karen Murphy
Makeup / hair: Sarah Tanno
VFX supervisor: Bruce Jones
Sound: Tom Ozanich
Stunt coordinator: Frank Torres
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $36,000,000
Box office: $436,388,866
Return: 1212% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: A Star Is Born (2018)

Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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cityguide2018-09-05
It feels silly to even qualify this one. LADY GAGA. BRADLEY COOPER (who can sing and direct, apparently). You don’t even need to have any info about the plot to know that this a priority must-see. But, in case you’re wondering, it’s also based on one of the most iconic (and beloved) movie musicals of the 20th century (it’s been re-made a bunch of times, but none was better than the Judy Garland-helmed version) and in addition to all the Gaga-Cooper creative brilliance, the screenplay is also co-written by Eric Roth, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who once compared life to a box of chocolates in Forest Gump (he modified the novel’s original — and far less quotable — line, “Being an idiot is no box of chocolates”)
Gimly2019-01-24
★ 4/10
Lady Gaga clearly is (and has been for a very long time) a fantastic singer, and has made massive strides as an actor as well, but I really did not enjoy this. Bradley Cooper has clearly been studying at the Jeff Bridges' School of Being Completely Fucking Incomprehensible for this one. Maybe he was just trying to lend some believebility to the idea that he and Sam Elliot were brothers, I don't know (If that is the case, it failed miserably). Which I mean, whatever, it's his movie, he do that character whichever way he wants, but I don't appreciate it myself. Honestly the only thing in this, the fourth iteration of A Star Is Born that I did appreciate at all was the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes. I didn't love those segments by any stretch, but I liked them at least partly. Not so for what came in between. I can definitely support A Star is Born's two audio-related Oscars, and maybe, maybe even see my way to understanding the Best Actress nomination for Gaga, but beyond that, I don't follow the logic at all. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Gimly2019-02-19
★ 4/10
Lady Gaga clearly is (and has been for a very long time) a fantastic singer, and has made massive strides as an actor as well, but I really did not enjoy this. Bradley Cooper has clearly been studying at the Jeff Bridges' School of Being Completely Fucking Incomprehensible for this one. Maybe he was just trying to lend some believebility to the idea that he and Sam Elliot were brothers, I don't know (If that is the case, it failed miserably). Which I mean, whatever, it's his movie, he do that character whichever way he wants, but I don't appreciate it myself. Honestly the only thing in this, the fourth iteration of A Star Is Born that I did appreciate at all was the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes. I didn't love those segments by any stretch, but I liked them at least partly. Not so for what came in between. I can definitely support A Star is Born's two audio-related Oscars, and maybe, maybe even see my way to understanding the Best Actress nomination for Gaga, but beyond that, I don't follow the logic at all. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.