Almost Famous
“Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
92 people
Billy Crudup
Russell Hammond
Known for
Watchmen
Alien: Covenant
Frances McDormand
Elaine Miller
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Kate Hudson
Penny Lane
Known for
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Bride Wars
Jason Lee
Jeff Bebe
Known for
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Incredibles
Patrick Fugit
William Miller
Known for
Gone Girl
Love & Death
Zooey Deschanel
Anita Miller
Known for
(500) Days of Summer
Yes Man
Michael Angarano
Young William
Known for
Sky High
Wild Card
Anna Paquin
Polexia Aphrodisia
Known for
True Blood
X-Men: The Last Stand
Fairuza Balk
Sapphire
Known for
American History X
The Craft
Noah Taylor
Dick Roswell
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Preacher
John Fedevich
Ed Vallencourt
Also in
Vanilla Sky
Shopgirl
Mark Kozelek
Larry Fellows
Known for
Shopgirl
Cameron Crowe Director · Nancy Wilson Composer John Toll Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $60M · United States release September 15, 2000
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$47,386,287
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production
Vinyl Films
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2000
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 15, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States · May 27, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
September 22, 2000 · Theatrical
October 4, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray (Director's Cut)
Argentina
February 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
February 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Finland
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
France
March 13, 2001 · Physical
March 21, 2001 · Theatrical
December 10, 2016 · Digital · VOD
March 8, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
May 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
April 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
India
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
March 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 23, 2001 · Theatrical
December 30, 2001 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
May 9, 2004 · TV · Veronica
New Zealand
February 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Norway
November 17, 2000 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
Peru
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
April 13, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 19, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 28, 2022 · Digital
Spain
February 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 17, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 21, 2001 · Theatrical
More from Cameron Crowe
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Almost Famous
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.