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- User Rating 126 votes
- Critics Rating 93 critics
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- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee ... see all
- Director: Cameron Crowe
- Plot: A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour. Full summary... Read more
User Reviews
Hypnotizing and Electrifying
Oct 27, 2008
aherrera616 - yahoo.com
Oct 27, 2008aherrera616 - yahoo.com
This movie takes me to a time that I didn't have the pleasure of experiencing and I never came back. This movie was full of a semi-famous cast which parallels the title. Kate Hudson's performance really was the epitome of a... Full review
got it right
Aug 18, 2008
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Aug 18, 2008keith_eel - yahoo.com
Glad to see some of my kids got this time period right, Crowe, dynamic snap shot of times we all remember, but only admit after 2 drinks......killer, own it & play it when you feel uncool...... Full review
Touching and entertaining.
Aug 05, 2008
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Aug 05, 2008jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
I watch a lot of movies and I have seen a lot of movies that are similar and just average, but once in a while a movie comes along that really makes an impression on me. This is one of those... Full review
Kate Hudson is amazing . This movie rocked
Jul 21, 2008
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Jul 21, 2008jillmarie_04 - yahoo.com
Best movie if you think Kate Hudson portrays the same person in all of her movies. She is the perfect "Groupie" I love the ambition of the younger kid and the bands he mentioned. Phillip Seymore Hoffman's little cameo apperance was... Full review
THE WORST
Jun 13, 2008
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Jun 13, 2008visualmenow - yahoo.com
This was the lamest most boring movie that i have ever seen maybe since the 25th Hour. The plot was extremely slow and poor developing. Plain and simply lame is the best way to put this wretched movie. I dont know... Full review
The Greatest Movie About Rock N Roll
Apr 04, 2008
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Apr 04, 2008meinsane05 - yahoo.com
This is the movie that shows how much music mattered in those days, how it sets you free. I was amazed when I first saw it and then did some research and found out that parts of the movie were based... Full review
cute movie
Feb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008alliebeatbama - yahoo.com
I really enjoyed this movie. being a lover of rock and roll and movies i found it highly entertaining and even inspiring. it has a marvelous soundtrack! it is the story of a 15 year old boy who gets to go... Full review
Love this movie!
Oct 24, 2007
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Oct 24, 2007luvalwayzchristy - yahoo.com
This movie is brilliant. It's hilarious, but the humor is underlying. Kate Hudson is awesome and the soundtrack is amazing.... Full review
what a great film this
Jul 24, 2007
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Jul 24, 2007guitarbob79 - yahoo.com
i've seen this movie at least 40 in my life and each time i watch it i enjoy it even more. this a VERY well made movie, thats can keep you entertained through all of it.you through I think this movie... Full review
A very moving film
Jun 06, 2007
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Jun 06, 2007mraction_jackson99 - yahoo.com
I am not a big fan of documentaries, but I loved this film from start to finish. I was surprised to find some tears flows at times during the film. It is difficult for a man to walk through the depths... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 15, 2009Hartford Courant
But mainly, I had forgotten the great exchange over the phone between the lead character William Miller and legendary rock critic Lester Bangs (brilliantly played -- big surprise -- by P.S. Hoffman).
most of the great art in the world is about that very same problem
... Full Review
| Jan 26, 2009Urban Cinefile
When filmmaker Cameron Crowe describes his latest movie, Almost Famous, as deeply personal, he's not kidding. ... Full Review
| Aug 18, 2008FilmInk
Philip Seymour Hoffman is sloppily perfect as rock journo Lester Bangs;....Extra footage can often be alienating and unnecessary.... ... Full Review
| Jun 19, 2007PopMatters
In Cameron Crowe's superb film Almost Famous , there's a moment when Lester Bangs (as channeled by Philip Seymour Hoffman) asks the precocious scribe William Miller what he's been listening to lately..... ... Full Review
| Jan 26, 2007Matchflick
This is such a great, wonderful film that I wonder why it didn't more attention.
The fictional Stillwater are a perfect 70's band, all talent and addiction, desire for fame, but not wanting to sell out, before totally selling out.
... Full Review
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Paisley passion
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2010-05-19
Paisley is country music. It's brussel spouts. It's, you know, what we say: "I wear basically everything... except paisley." You may hate (or may think you hate) paisley, and I'm not in the mood to argue with you. ... Full Article
I have a wish-list of obscure songs from the movies about a mile long. But, I can be pretty determined so I usually track them down sooner or later (although sometimes that's easier said than done ). ... Full Article
Jeff Tweedy let the people decide Friday at a near-capacity Vic. Performing the first of two solo benefit concerts for a children's scholarship fund, the Wilco leader exclusively played requests chosen by fans who arrived early for a rare chance... ... Full Article
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