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Almost Famous

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Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone Magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater -- fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe, William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother.
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Almost Famous, with its great ensemble performances and story, is a well-crafted, warm-hearted movie that successfully draws you into its era.

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Peter Travers Rolling Stone Mar 26, 2024
5/5
If you haven't already sold your soul to rock & roll, Almost Famous should seal the deal. It’s pure pleasure. Just don’t expect the dark side. Not since A Hard Day’s Night has a movie caught the thrumming exuberance of going where the music takes you. Go to Full Review
Manohla Dargis L.A. Weekly Mar 26, 2024
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. Go to Full Review
Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Mar 26, 2024
It's a coming-of-age tale compressed into a few mad weeks. And Crowe, the ex-journalist, captures the essence of good journalism -- its watchfulness, persistence and that instinct for a good human story. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Feb 24, 2026
3.5/4
Perhaps the most flat-out entertaining movie of its year. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025
6/10
It’s more of a sweet, satirical take on an extraordinary childhood, concerned with careful character development far more than unforgettable misadventures on the road. Go to Full Review
Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 12, 2025
Almost Famous is a film that lives up to its credo of being honest and unmerciful about the people, places, and period it depicts, with love and melancholy mixed in bittersweet balance. Go to Full Review
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Zoey May 27, 2026 One day, you’ll be cool if you watch this movie. See more kelly p May 22, 2026 A classic. One of my all-time favorites. Ages well and never disappoints. See more Michael O @RT86333814 13 hrs ago Almost Famous knows that music can save you and break your heart in the same song. It follows a boy who wants to belong, then learns that belonging comes with a cost. The bands, the rooms, the records all feel alive, but the heart of the film sits between two people who know they are losing something they cannot name. It is a love letter to rock, youth, and the moment when the fantasy cracks open and lets the truth in. By the end, the songs feel less like a soundtrack than a memory you forgot you had. See more R T @RT14728125 Sep 14, 2026 This is my favorite movie of all time. No matter how many times I see it, I am filled with the most purest sense of joy, confidence, and creativity after watching this movie. Almost famous is a movie that is great for many reasons. It is funny, the acting is good, there is a lot of music, that music is good—however I think it strives most in how it shows the coming of age story. William Miller’s passion both for writing and for rock and roll pulling him out into a world that he has never been able to be exposed to allowed for him to find himself. His lack of exposure to rock life from his mom draws him in at first, everything is so exciting to William, there are beautiful, mysterious girls, romance and drugs, and a band he loves that gives him attention and brings him into their community. However, throughout the film when all of this wears on him he says one of my favorite lines in the movie, perhaps of all time, “When and where does this real world occur?” This movie is perfect. See more Jordan G @RT85509329 Aug 30, 2026 One of my favorite stories of youth, music, and what really maters. In the era of the 70s. See more Maria Q @MariaQe Aug 18, 2026 Almost Famous is about rock and roll, but it’s really about finding out that your heroes are people. Cameron Crowe gets the music right. He gets the foolishness right. The kids, the band, the road, the lies. Everybody wants something. Everybody pays for it. It’s funny, warm, and honest. A picture with a big heart that never forgets to rock. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone Magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater -- fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe, William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother.
Director
Cameron Crowe
Producer
Ian Bryce, Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter
Cameron Crowe
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Vinyl Films, DreamWorks Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Rating
R (Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.5M
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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