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Almost Famous

6.8

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Original title

Almost Famous

Year

2000

Running time

122 min.

Country

United States

Director

Cameron Crowe

Screenwriter

Cameron Crowe

Cast

Music

Nancy Wilson

Cinematography

John Toll

Producer

DreamWorks SKG, Vinyl Films

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Music. 1970s. Teen/coming-of-age. Road Movie

Synopsis

When teenage writer William Miller finds an unexpected chance to go on tour with a famous rock band and report his experience back to a widely known teen magazine, he is thrilled. Finally getting his reluctant mom's permission, he heads off on a nation-wide tour that proves to be the adventure of a lifetime!

Awards: 2000: Oscar: Best Original Screenplay. 4 Nominations

2000: 2 Golden Globes: Best Comedy, Supporting Actress (Kate Hudson). 4 Nominations

2000: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay and Sound. 6 Nominations

2000: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand)

2000: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actress (McDormand)

2000: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 Movies of the Year

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Critics' reviews

"A lively, nostalgic creature whose eager-to-please exuberance conceals a basic laziness of spirit. Enjoy it: just don't fall for it."

Xan Brooks: The Guardian
It's as if Huckleberry Finn came back to life in the 1970s, and instead of taking a raft down the Mississippi, got on the bus with the band (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"An utter delight from the first frame to fade-out, it's a love letter to the 1970s."

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"A rich, marvelous movie -- the kind that enchants on so many different levels, it leaves you feeling giddy."

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"Not since A Hard Day’s Night has a movie caught the thrumming exuberance of going where the music takes you (...) Almost Famous is a winner because Crowe dares to wear his heart on his sleeve"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"See it and it'll stay with you as your own memories do: funny, poignant, bittersweet and irreplaceable."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Hollywood filmmaking at its best, brimming over with feeling, texture, spirit, and several kinds of keenness that transmute experience into big pop myth."

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
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22 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (135)
87 Movies that Don't Seem that Special but are Very Special to Me (48)

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