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A Star Is Born

1937 · 111 min · Director: William A. Wellman ★ IMDb 7.3 · 12,076 ratings

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Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

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A Star Is Born (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Empathy
25%Sadness
20%Love
  1. Empathy30%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Love20%
  4. Excitement15%
  5. Nostalgia10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Hope

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Love
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope53 %30 %22 %52 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Hope53 %38 %23 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Hope48 %31 %14 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor48 %21 %9 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor50 %24 %14 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor50 %24 %26 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Love53 %14 %32 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Hope54 %6 %23 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Humor55 %6 %28 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Hope64 %8 %53 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Love68 %6 %61 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Humor60 %13 %49 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness55 %33 %38 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 75′Sadness63 %49 %34 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Tension71 %54 %31 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 86′Sadness71 %59 %27 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Sadness75 %68 %31 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 97′Sadness84 %78 %48 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 103′Sadness88 %81 %60 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 108′Sadness87 %78 %65 %48 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JG
Janet Gaynor

Fredric March

AM
Adolphe Menjou

MR
May Robson

Andy Devine

LS
Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Matt Libby

OM
Owen Moore

PW
Peggy Wood

PW
Peggy Wood

Miss Phillips

EJ
Elizabeth Jenns

EK
Edgar Kennedy

EK
Edgar Kennedy

Pop Randall

JC
J. C. Nugent

Mr. Blodgett

G'
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Posture Coach

Irving Bacon

Station Agent (uncredited)

JB
Jane Barnes

Waitress #1 (uncredited)

CB
Clara Blandick

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

WB
Wade Boteler

Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)

SB
Sidney Bracey

Burke's Butler (uncredited)

HC
Harry C. Bradley

Niles' Assistant (uncredited)

GC
George Chandler

Deliveryman (uncredited)

PF
Pat Flaherty

Cuddles (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Ben Hecht, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, William A. Wellman, Robert Carson, David O. Selznick, David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 12,076 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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