A Star Is Born (1976)
Directed by Frank Pierson · 140 min · Drama, Music, Romance
15.5 TOPICAL score · #4,986 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
A Star Is Born (1976, directed by Frank Pierson) has a TOPICAL score of 15.5 - ranked 4,986 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 35% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (251 ratings) · IMDb 6.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics35% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6/10 (251 ratings) · IMDb 6.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read42,505 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Barbra Streisand (actor #321), Kris Kristofferson (actor #1,439), Gary Busey (actor #1,054), Oliver Clark