Almost Famous

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Almost Famous
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R,2hrs 2min
Released:
September 15, 2000
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DreamWorks SKG
Synopsis: Writer and director Cameron Crowe's experiences as a teenage rock journalist -- he was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone while still in high school -- inspired this coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy hitting the road with an up-and-coming rock band in the early 1970s. Elaine Miller (Frances McDormand) is a bright, loving, but strict single parent whose distrust of rock music and fears about drug use have helped to drive a wedge between herself and her two children, Anita (Zooey Deschanel) ... Full Synopsis
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What Mr. Crowe has done is nonetheless remarkable. He has made a movie about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll that you would be happy to take your mother to see. Full Review
Metascore
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90
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Russell Hammond
William Miller
Elaine Miller
Penny Lane
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