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Almost Famous

Almost Famous

7.5/ 10

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3,065

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2000

Release Year

124 min

Runtime

Drama
Music

Overview

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.

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Keywords

hotel room
concert
rock 'n' roll
stewardess
drug addiction
san diego, california
overdose
groupie
music journalist
heavy metal
based on true story
swimming pool
coming of age
promiscuity
on the road
domineering mother
reconciliation
semi autobiographical
innocence lost
bus trip
aspiring writer
mischievous
cautionary
teenager
amused
celebratory
comforting
frustrated
cleveland, ohio

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Reviews(5)

8.8avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

July 13, 2015

9
9/10

Hopes, Dreams & Nightmares. Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe's paean to rock music, of bands and songs, of journalism and promotion, of sex & drugs. Drawing from experience and stories passed on, Crowe tells the tale of a young teenage boy aspiring to be a music journalist in the 1970s. Finding him

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JPV852

JPV852

July 9, 2021

9
9/10

With the new 4K release, decided to watch the Director's Cut (Untitled) version for the first time having seen the theatrical version a couple of times over the years (last time was several years ago, however). Anyway, still a great movie even for someone who isn't exactly steeped into rock and roll

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Wuchak

Wuchak

March 27, 2022

7
7/10

_**Misadventures while touring America with an up-and-coming band in the early 70s**_ A 15 year-old aspiring rock journalist (Patrick Fugit) gets a gig by Rolling Stone to tour America with the rising group Stillwater in 1973. He develops a relationship with a winsome groupie of the band (Kate Hu

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

10
10/10

You see a lot of people here calling this one of their favorite movies. It's certainly one of mine. But, twenty years after I've found myself wondering if it's the movie that I like or if it's the music. I mean, it references Lester bangs, and he is played by Hoffman. And it is a Crowe film. But

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Ahmetaslan27

August 19, 2023

9
9/10

It was a tough day, but after watching the movie, it was exhilarating. It's fun when looking at the surrounding atmosphere of the movie. I felt like I was inside this world full of adventures.

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