- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: 122 min
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee ... see all
- Director: Cameron Crowe
- Plot: William Miller is a 15 year old kid, hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with, and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming... 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
keith_eel - yahoo.com
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
visualmenow - yahoo.com
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
alliebeatbama - yahoo.com
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
guitarbob79 - yahoo.com
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
mraction_jackson99 - yahoo.com
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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