---
title: 'Almost Famous (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cameron Crowe'
released: '2000-09-08'
runtime_minutes: 122
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/almost-famous-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Almost Famous (2000)

2000 · R · 122 min · Drama, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It tells the story of a teenage journalist (Fugit) writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s, touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and writing his first cover story on the band. The film is semi-autobiographical, based on Crowe's experiences as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe)
- **Screenplay:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nancy Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-wilson)
- **Producer:** [Ian Bryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bryce)
- **Editor:** [Joe Hutshing](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hutshing)

## Cast

- [Patrick Fugit](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-fugit)
- [Zack Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/zack-ward)
- [Kate Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-hudson)
- [Rainn Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainn-wilson)
- [Michael Angarano](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-angarano)
- [Pauley Perrette](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauley-perrette)
- [John Patrick Amedori](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-patrick-amedori)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)
- [Jason Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-lee)
- [Kevin Sussman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-sussman)
- [Bijou Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/bijou-phillips)
- [Eric Stonestreet](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-stonestreet)
- [Mitch Hedberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitch-hedberg)
- [Eion Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/eion-bailey)
- [Fairuza Balk](https://cinepixo.com/people/fairuza-balk)

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