A Star Is Born vs Assa

A Star Is Born has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). A Star Is Born is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2018). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Star Is Born posterA Star Is Born2018 VS Assa posterAssa1987
A Star Is BornAssa
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.8/10
Year20181987
Length2h 16m2h 33m
GenresDrama, Music, RomanceCrime, Drama, Music, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorBradley CooperSergey Solovyov
Main castBradley Cooper, Ron Rifkin, Michael Harney, Sam Elliott, Alec BaldwinAleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov

Synopsis

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.

Assa

ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.

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