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A Star Is Born (1954)

PG ★ 7.1/10 196 min Drama, Music, Romance United States English
Director: George Cukor
Screenplay by: Moss Hart
Story by: Robert Carson, William A. Wellman
Original Film Writers: Alan Campbell, Dorothy Parker, Robert Carson
Lyricists: Ira Gershwin, Leonard Gershe
Streaming: Not available
The applause of the world... and then this!

Description

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Top Cast

Judy Garland
Judy Garland Vicki Lester
James Mason
James Mason Norman Maine
Jack Carson
Jack Carson Matt Libby
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford Oliver Niles
Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan Danny McGuire
Lucy Marlow
Lucy Marlow Lola Lavery
Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake Susan Ettinger
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon Graves

A Star Is Born Appears on 14 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #734
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #474
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #245
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #720
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #691

Critic Curated

50 Best Movies Youve Never Seen from USA Today
USA Today #33
Esquire's 16 Best Movie Musicals
Esquire #16
Indiewire's 65 Best Musical Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #17
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #92
Popmatters 100 Essential Female Film Performances
PopMatters #47
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #48
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #391

Filmmaker Curation

Damien Chazelle's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #13
Martin Scorsese's List Of 50 Formative Films
LaCinetek #08

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