Directed by:
Cameron CroweScreenplay:
Cameron CroweCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Nancy WilsonCast:
Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Crowe's ALMOST FAMOUS is a semiautobiographical account that tells the story of a teen journalist, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who goes on the road with an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater. Though Miller's mentor, legendary rock critic Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman), cautions him not to befriend the musicians, Miller takes it a step further and befriends both the band and the Band-Aids--the girls who hang around with the band because they love the music. Miller is in for a wild ride around the country, to thrilling concerts and debauched backyard parties, living the life many 15-year olds dream about. He discovers that beneath the glittery façade of rock stardom are sometimes bittersweet life lessons and mild doses of heartbreak. More impacting are the friendships he finds with his glamorous travel companions. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Billy Crudup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082575_4f781c.jpg)
Billy Crudup
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
Sleepers (1996)
Almost Famous (2000)
![Frances McDormand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/766/163766154_996d62.jpg)
Frances McDormand
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Fargo (1996)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
![Kate Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/022/167022610_aa7c15.jpg)
Kate Hudson
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Marshall (2017)
![Jason Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269395_67750e.jpg)
Jason Lee
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
The Incredibles (2004)
Almost Famous (2000)
![Patrick Fugit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/992/160992263_dc72f8.jpg)
Patrick Fugit
USA
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
Almost Famous (2000)
Babylon (2022)
![Zooey Deschanel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/236/164236659_3190ae.jpg)
Zooey Deschanel
USA
Best movies:
The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection (2005) (video compilation)
Almost Famous (2000)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
![Michael Angarano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/343/164343533_8754da.png)
Michael Angarano
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Almost Famous (2000)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
![Anna Paquin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/006/164006696_28276b.jpg)
Anna Paquin
Canada
Best movies:
The Piano (1993)
Almost Famous (2000)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
![Fairuza Balk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847713_a468c4.jpg)
Fairuza Balk
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Almost Famous (2000)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
![Noah Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273867_aae944.jpg)
Noah Taylor
UK
Best movies:
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
A Long Way from Home: Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
John Fedevich
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Shopgirl (2005)
Mark Kozelek
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Youth (2015)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
![Philip Seymour Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998928_7b23fe.png)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Mary and Max (2009)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Liz Stauber
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
White Oleander (2002)
The Words (2012)
![Jimmy Fallon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273349_29794f.jpg)
Jimmy Fallon
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Almost Famous (2000)
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
![Bijou Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274583_e4bd83.jpg)
Bijou Phillips
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
The Door in the Floor (2004)
Sugar Town (1999)
J.J. Cohen
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Gary Kohn
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Reservation Road (2007)
Sleeping with the Devil (1997) (TV movie)
Ray Porter
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
Argo (2012)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
![Mark Pellington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269700_2270e4.jpg)
Mark Pellington
USA
Best movies:
Almost Famous (2000)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Jerry Maguire (1996)