A Star Is Born (2018)

A Star Is Born rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 446K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic88%

TMDb7.493/10· 12K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 88/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About A Star Is Born

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.

Cast of A Star Is Born

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  Lady Gaga

  as Ally Campana

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  Bradley Cooper

  as Jackson Maine

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  Sam Elliott

  as Bobby Maine

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  Andrew Dice Clay

  as Lorenzo Campana

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  Rafi Gavron

  as Rez Gavron

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  Anthony Ramos

  as Ramon

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  Dave Chappelle

  as George "Noodles" Stone

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  Alec Baldwin

  as Alec Baldwin

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  Marlon Williams

  as Marlon Williams

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  Brandi Carlile

  as Brandi Carlile

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  Ron Rifkin

  as Carl

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  Barry Shabaka Henley

  as Little Feet

A Star Is Born facts

Budget

$36M

Box office

$436.4M

Our take on A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper directs and stars in this 2018 telling of a well-worn tragedy: seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers Ally, a gifted singer on the verge of giving up, and pulls her into the spotlight. As her career ascends, his own battle with private demons drags their relationship in the opposite direction. A drama built around music and romance, the film uses live performance to chart the emotional current between the two, letting the songs carry what the dialogue leaves unsaid. It suits viewers drawn to intimate, performance-heavy love stories and anyone who values raw musical staging over gloss. Expect heartache rather than escapism, and a rise-and-fall you can feel coming.