MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Mesmero · Admit oneMovie
MovieSIMesmero

A Star Is Born

Movie · 1937 · 111 min

A sweeping, bittersweet Hollywood romance that lifts you with one star's rise and aches with another's fall.

About
1937 film by William A. Wellman
Admit oneA Star Is Born
Class
Movie
Year
1937
Runtime
111 min
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • addiction
  • love
  • fate
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, musical, romance
Directed by
William A. Wellman, Jack Conway
Written by
Dorothy Parker, William A. Wellman, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Alan Campbell
Starring
Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, Jean Acker, Carole Landis, May Robson, Peggy Wood, Lionel Stander
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
W. Howard Greene
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

More like this

Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

A Star Is Born

Movie · 1954

Same writer: Alan Campbell · Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and addiction

A sweeping, emotionally charged melodrama that pairs dazzling musical numbers with a heartbreaking descent into addiction and self-destruction.

Via
  • Same writer: Alan Campbell
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • addiction
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
181 min
Admit oneA Star Is BornIn your watch list
A Star Is BornHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Dark Victory

Movie · 1939

Same composer: Max Steiner · Melancholic, romantic · about love and fate

A sweeping, tear-soaked melodrama that lets you watch a reckless woman learn to face death with grace, warmth and quiet courage.

Via
  • Same composer: Max Steiner
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • fate
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
99 min
Admit oneDark VictoryIn your watch list
Dark VictoryHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

A Star Is Born

Movie · 2018

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and addiction

A raw, intimate portrait of love and self-destruction, with soaring musical highs and devastating emotional lows.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • addiction
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
135 min
Admit oneA Star Is BornIn your watch list
A Star Is BornHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

The Great Ziegfeld

Movie · 1936

Melancholic, earnest · about ambition and love

A lavish, sweeping spectacle that immerses you in backstage glamour, with a bittersweet undertow as success fades.

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
176 min
Admit oneThe Great ZiegfeldIn your watch list
The Great ZiegfeldHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Funny Girl

Movie · 1968

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and love

A bittersweet, song-filled rise-and-fall romance that balances exuberant comedy with heartache, carried by a magnetic star performance.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
151 min
Admit oneFunny GirlIn your watch list
Funny GirlHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Devdas

Movie · 2002

Melancholic, romantic · about addiction and love

A lush, slow-burning tragedy of love and self-destruction, drenched in opulent visuals and aching music.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • addiction
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
185 min
Admit oneDevdasIn your watch list
DevdasHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Dreamgirls

Movie · 2006

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and redemption

A sweeping, soulful rise-and-fall saga powered by showstopping musical numbers and raw emotional confrontations.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
130 min
Admit oneDreamgirlsIn your watch list
DreamgirlsHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Walk the Line

Movie · 2005

Melancholic, romantic · about addiction and love

A raw, soulful rise-and-fall story carried by magnetic performances and music, moving from hardscrabble pain to hard-won love.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • addiction
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
136 min
Admit oneWalk the LineIn your watch list
Walk the LineHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Now, Voyager

Movie · 1942

Same composer: Max Steiner · Melancholic, romantic · about love

A tender, emotionally rich journey of self-discovery and forbidden love, with a classic Hollywood glow and bittersweet restraint.

Via
  • Same composer: Max Steiner
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
117 min
Admit oneNow, VoyagerIn your watch list
Now, VoyagerHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

New York, New York

Movie · 1977

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and love

A sweeping, bittersweet musical romance that dazzles with performances and music while simmering with volatile, self-destructive passion.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
155 min
Admit oneNew York, New YorkIn your watch list
New York, New YorkHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Imitation of Life

Movie · 1959

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition

A lush, heart-wrenching melodrama that sweeps you up in its glossy tears and leaves you quietly devastated.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
124 min
Admit oneImitation of LifeIn your watch list
Imitation of LifeHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Cold War

Movie · 2018

Melancholic, romantic · about love and fate

A haunting, elliptical romance that sweeps you through years of longing and political exile, leaving a lingering ache.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • fate
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
84 min
Admit oneCold WarIn your watch list
Cold WarHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Casablanca

Movie · 1942

Same composer: Max Steiner · Melancholic, romantic · about love and redemption

A smoky, bittersweet romance wrapped in wartime tension, with sharp dialogue and a lingering sense of sacrifice.

Via
  • Same composer: Max Steiner
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
102 min
Admit oneCasablancaIn your watch list
CasablancaHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Movie · 1927

Melancholic, romantic · about love and redemption

A silent, dreamlike fable that moves from shadowy temptation to tender reconciliation, sweeping you up in its visual poetry and emotional sincerity.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
91 min
Admit oneSunrise: A Song of Two HumansIn your watch list
Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

La Vie en Rose

Movie · 2007

Melancholic, earnest · about addiction and love

A sweeping, sorrowful plunge through a turbulent life, jolting between triumph and ruin, carried by a raw, electrifying performance.},

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • addiction
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
140 min
Admit oneLa Vie en RoseIn your watch list
La Vie en RoseHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Seventh Heaven

Movie · 1927

Melancholic, romantic · about love and redemption

A sweeping silent romance that lifts the heart with earnest devotion and grand emotion, while shadows of war and poverty give it a tender, bittersweet ache.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Admit oneSeventh HeavenIn your watch list
Seventh HeavenHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Limelight

Movie · 1952

Melancholic, earnest · about love and redemption

A bittersweet, tender swan song that blends gentle comedy with heartbreak, lingering in memory like a fading spotlight.

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
137 min
Admit oneLimelightIn your watch list
LimelightHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

La La Land

Movie · 2016

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and love

A bittersweet, visually dazzling musical that sweeps you up in romance and ambition, then leaves a lingering ache.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
128 min
Admit oneLa La LandIn your watch list
La La LandHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

A Woman of Paris

Movie · 1923

Melancholic, romantic · about love and redemption

A quiet, bittersweet melodrama that unfolds with elegant restraint, leaving a lingering ache of missed chances and quiet redemption.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
84 min
Admit oneA Woman of ParisIn your watch list
A Woman of ParisHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Jezebel

Movie · 1938

Same composer: Max Steiner · Melancholic, romantic · about love and redemption

A sweeping, emotionally charged melodrama with a fiercely proud heroine whose self-destructive defiance leads to tragic consequences.

Via
  • Same composer: Max Steiner
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
103 min
Admit oneJezebelIn your watch list
JezebelHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

A Place in the Sun

Movie · 1951

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and love

A slow, brooding tragedy that wraps you in doomed romance and moral unease, building to a somber, inevitable reckoning.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
117 min
Admit oneA Place in the SunIn your watch list
A Place in the SunHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Movie · 1964

Melancholic, romantic · about love

A bittersweet, sung-through romance that wraps heartbreak in candy-colored color and a soaring score, leaving a lingering ache.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
91 min
Admit oneThe Umbrellas of CherbourgIn your watch list
The Umbrellas of CherbourgHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

The Red Shoes

Movie · 1948

Melancholic, romantic · about ambition and love

A visually stunning, emotionally intense melodrama about artistic obsession, with a mesmerizing ballet sequence and a tragic, unforgettable climax.

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • ambition
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
133 min
Admit oneThe Red ShoesIn your watch list
The Red ShoesHidden from your suggestions.
Mesmero · More like thisMovie

From A Star Is Born

To

Nights of Cabiria

Movie · 1957

Melancholic, earnest · about love

A bittersweet, episodic journey that balances moments of joy and cruelty, anchored by a luminous performance that leaves you aching and hopeful.

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
111 min
Admit oneNights of CabiriaIn your watch list
Nights of CabiriaHidden from your suggestions.