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Almost Famous (2000)

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Reviews Counted:159

Fresh:140

Rotten:19

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: Almost Famous, with its great ensemble performances and story, is a well-crafted, warm-hearted movie that successfully draws you into its era.

Runtime: 4 hrs 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $31,716,715

Synopsis: Cameron Crowe's career trajectory reads like a true Hollywood story--he started out as a 15-year-old writing for Rolling Stone magazine and eventually ended up writing, directing, and acting in... Cameron Crowe's career trajectory reads like a true Hollywood story--he started out as a 15-year-old writing for Rolling Stone magazine and eventually ended up writing, directing, and acting in movies. His poignant writing style reflects the nostalgia and humor of an era, with bits of pop culture and musical history and trivia woven in. This has proven to be a highly successful formula, as in the 1989 emo love story SAY ANYTHING, and the '90s grunge rocker hit SINGLES. Crowe's ALMOST FAMOUS is a semiautobiographical account that tells the story of a teen journalist, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who goes on the road with an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater. Though Miller's mentor, legendary rock critic Lester Bangs (portrayed with humor and heart by Philip Seymour Hoffman), cautions him not to befriend the musicians, Miller takes it a step further and befriends both the band and the Band-Aids--the girls who hang around with the band because they love the music. Miller is in for a wild ride around the country, to thrilling concerts and debauched backyard parties, living the life many 15-year olds dream about. He discovers that beneath the glittery façade of rock stardom are sometimes bittersweet life lessons and mild doses of heartbreak. More impacting are the friendships he finds with his glamorous travel companions. Newcomer Fugit is the perfect William Miller: baby-faced, slightly gawky, and an awestruck observer. Kate Hudson sparkles as Penny Lane, the leader of the Band-Aids, and Frances McDormand delivers a stellar performance as Elaine, Miller's protective and mildly paranoid mother. In the tradition of SAY ANYTHING and JERRY MAGUIRE, Crowe's coming-of-age tale is intelligent, well-written, and memorable. [More]

Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson

Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon, Anna Paquin, Bijou Phillips, John Fedevich, Mark Kozelek

Director: Cameron Crowe

Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe
Producer: Ian Bryce, Cameron Crowe
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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10/30/01
Garth Franklin
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It's a world of brotherhood, groupies, the bright spotlight of fame, and the bitterness of business, packaged into a gushing, intuitive valentine from Crowe to his former magical life.

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12/28/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
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Cameron Crowe has a knack for making contagious movies that pull audiences into a whirlpool of situations that make you feel impossibly cool because his characters aren't near as cool as their surroundings imply.

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Cole Smithey
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10/18/08
Mac Verstandig
Mac Verstandig
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The movie's so clever and endearing, you can forget the almost.

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08/19/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine

Easily the best film on Crowe's already impressive roster.

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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

Neither as outright funny nor as resonant as it seems to want to be.

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05/09/08
Todd McCarthy
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Variety
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The film's charm owes far more to its creator's brilliant writing than to his anonymous direction.

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05/09/08
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Crowe softens just about everything, as if he didn't want to hurt the feelings of anyone he knew back then.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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Most of the film is a testament to Mr. Crowe's impressive grasp of the music industry, its relationships, and its particular definition of cool and uncool.

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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None of the non-musical components on the screen matched the excitement of the music.

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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer

It's a sweet-minded, picaresque story, woolly with some of its dramatic details, but stacked with attractions...

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Almost perfect on numerous levels.

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12/06/05
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