Almost Famous (2000)

Almost Famous rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 314K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic90%

TMDb7.5/10· 3K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 90/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Almost Famous

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.

Cast of Almost Famous

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  Billy Crudup

  as Russell Hammond

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  Frances McDormand

  as Elaine Miller

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  Kate Hudson

  as Penny Lane

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  Jason Lee

  as Jeff Bebe

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  Patrick Fugit

  as William Miller

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  Zooey Deschanel

  as Anita Miller

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  Michael Angarano

  as Young William

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  Anna Paquin

  as Polexia Aphrodisia

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  Fairuza Balk

  as Sapphire

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  Noah Taylor

  as Dick Roswell

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  John Fedevich

  as Ed Vallencourt

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  Mark Kozelek

  as Larry Fellows

Almost Famous facts

Budget

$60M

Box office

$47.4M

Our take on Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe's 2000 drama with music is set in 1973 and follows fifteen-year-old William Miller, whose unabashed love of music and dream of becoming a rock journalist land him an assignment from Rolling Stone: interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater. What follows is a coming-of-age story soaked in the freedom, glamour and small betrayals of life on the road. It's warm, funny and a little bittersweet, more interested in people and the ache of growing up than in scandal. Ideal for viewers who love music, nostalgia handled with tenderness, and stories about a young outsider learning where he belongs. A generous, affectionate portrait of an era and its true believers.