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Almost Famous
Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.
Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.
Drama, Music - 2000
Almost Famous
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In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
Director:
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Cameron Crowe
Cast:
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Fairuza Balk
,
Noah Taylor
,
Frances McDormand
,
Billy Crudup
,
Anna Paquin
,
Kate Hudson
,
Jason Lee
,
Patrick Fugit
,
Zooey Deschanel
,
Michael Angarano

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
122 min
Release date:
15 Sep 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$60,000,000
Revenue:
$47,386,287
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 53 wins & 103 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The film shimmers with the irresistible pleasures that define Hollywood at its best -- it's polished like glass, funny, knowing and bright, and filled with characters whose lives are invariably sexier and more purposeful than our own.
– Manohla Dargis,
L.A. Weekly,
3 Oct 2002
fresh:
A blissfully sweet coming-of-age movie in which everyone, young and less young, comes of age.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004
fresh:
It's a sweet-minded, picaresque story, woolly with some of its dramatic details, but stacked with attractions...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
None of the non-musical components on the screen matched the excitement of the music.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
27 Apr 2007
fresh:
The movie's so clever and endearing, you can forget the almost.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
19 Aug 2008
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