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.

A Star Is Born
1954
7.1/10

When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
6.6/10

Mank
2020
6.7/10

The Country Girl
1954
7.0/10

The Man from Elysian Fields
2001
5.9/10

Country Strong
2010
6.1/10

The Last Tycoon
1976
6.3/10

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
7.0/10

One Day
2011
7.4/10

Faces
1968
7.1/10

High Strung Free Dance
2018
7.3/10

Not Easily Broken
2009
6.3/10

Sweet November
2001
6.9/10

The Secret: Dare to Dream
2020
7.4/10

Materialists
2025
6.3/10

Brooklyn
2015
7.3/10

The Choice
2016
7.2/10

The Magic of Ordinary Days
2005
7.5/10

Love Finds You in Valentine
2016
6.4/10

Purple Hearts
2022
8.0/10
What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!
2008
6.7/10