SummaryIn the 1970's, a high school boy (Fugit) is given an opportunity to follow and write a story about the hot new rock band Stillwater (with lead guitarist Crudup) as they tour the USA.
Directed By:Cameron Crowe
Written By:Cameron Crowe
Almost Famous
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
90
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8.4
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
97% Positive
37 Reviews
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3% Mixed
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100
What Mr. Crowe has done is nonetheless remarkable. He has made a movie about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll that you would be happy to take your mother to see.
100
An unqualified triumph, the year's best movie so far.
User score
Universal Acclaim
92% Positive
295 Ratings
295 Ratings
7% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
1% Negative
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3 Ratings
May 27, 2020
10
Almost perfect. Original theatrical version is a 9. "Untitled" version is a 10. The music, the acting, the pacing, the cinematography, the story. It's all top notch. I don't say this lightly, but it is my favorite film of all time.
Apr 1, 2016
10
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." - Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman) Almost Famous is THE MOVIE that I want to watch again for the very first time. Of course there are a few movies I feel this way about but this is THE one that I would watch again with fresh eyes if i could. I remember very vividly the first time I watched Almost Famous. I was caught in it's glow and I didn't want it to end, ever. On watching it for what must be the fifth time, I still adore it and still didn't want it to end... but it did, so someday soon I will watch it a sixth time, a seventh time and so on. I'll tell you how I feel about this film but I can't use my own words because Roger Ebert has already perfectly articulated my thoughts on it: "Oh, what a lovely film. I was almost hugging myself while I watched it."
91
Crowe, staying close to his memories, has gotten it, for perhaps the first time, onto the screen.
90
Casting is perfect all down the line.
88
Crowe gave Kate Hudson one pointer while making Almost Famous: Her character simply had to light up every room as soon as she walked into it.
80
Like rock 'n' roll itself, the movie's really all about girls. Even when -- no, especially when -- it's pretending not to be.
50
A sweet but curiously unfulfilling story.
Apr 18, 2015
10
Very rarely do I ever finish a movie and want to watch it again immediately. Almost Famous is one of those films. Everything about this movie is perfect. Cameron Crowe really captured something that he was passionate about. Almost Famous is essentially Crowe's life as a teenager while he was writing for Rolling Stone, he lived this movie. I love Billy Crudup as Russell Hammond, who is one of the coolest characters ever portrayed on screen if you ask me. Jason Lee was also great as the lead singer, I really love everything Lee does and I will he'd get some more recognition for how great he is, but Kate Hudson is who really steals the show. Hudson has the performance of a lifetime in this movie as Penny Lane and you are drawn to her whenever she is on the screen. Almost Famous captures a point in time that will never grow old, this film will always be amazing and I recommend it to anyone, old or young. Almost Famous belongs in my stack of perfect films.
Dec 11, 2014
10
A movie you should go out of your way to get to watch, not on cable, but the full version. It's simply astonishing and amazing. You feel like you are there with a boy more or less coming of age and learning how hard the real world is. Two thumbs up.
Nov 8, 2012
10
A lovely film, Almost Famous is incredibly enjoyable and surprisingly heartwarming.
Jul 21, 2012
10
Pure genious!There is not one flaw in this film and as a movie it is perfect and honestly ahead of it's **** you have been there done that,then it's pure mind blowing.I'm not over hyping this movie,I'm just speaking the truth.I've seen this movie easily 75 + times and every time I watch it,I feel good all over again and that's the mark of a true gem of a movie.
Feb 26, 2013
4
While it does contain some great moments, there aren't enough to make the three hours this film takes to finish seem less like three hours. Overrated.
Production Company:
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Columbia Pictures
- Vinyl Films
Release Date:Sep 13, 2000
Duration:2 h 2 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Wins & 13 Nominations
