Almost Famous (2000)
Directed by Cameron Crowe · 124 min · Drama, Music
80.0 TOPICAL score · #365 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Almost Famous (2000, directed by Cameron Crowe) has a TOPICAL score of 80.0 - ranked 365 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (3,258 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 49 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (3,258 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 49 languages
- Still read97,367 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Billy Crudup (actor #824), Frances McDormand (actor #17), Kate Hudson (actor #843), Jason Lee (actor #1,096)
“The film is regarded by some as a cult classic and in a 2016 international poll conducted by the BBC, Almost Famous was ranked the 79th-greatest film since 2000, while it was ranked as the 47th-best film of the 21st century in a 2025 poll by The New York Times.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10