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 has generally received mixed reviews.
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A Star Is Born was released in 1976 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 202 reviews, giving A Star Is Born (1976) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with A Star Is Born than critics were.
With a score of 58%, A Star Is Born is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1976, which stands at 57%.
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