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Almost Famous (2000)
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Almost Famous (2000)

Drama, Music • 2h 4m

Overview

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Director: Cameron Crowe

Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, John Fedevich, Mark Kozelek, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liz Stauber, Jimmy Fallon, Olivia Rosewood, Bijou Phillips, Alice Marie Crowe, J.J. Cohen, Gary Kohn, Ray Porter, Mark Pellington, Eion Bailey, Terry Chen, Rainn Wilson, Erin Foley, Jesse Caron, Charles Walker, Jay Baruchel, Pauley Perrette, Peter Frampton, Zack Ward, Mitch Hedberg, Devin Corey, Pete Droge, Elaine Summers, Eric Stonestreet, Marc Maron, Shane Willard, Chris McElprang, John Patrick Amedori, Kate Peckham, Julia Decker, Brian Vaughan, Anthony Martelli, Zach Clairville, Ian Ridgeway, Isaac Curtiss, Chris Lennon Davis, Scott N. Stevens, Kevin Sussman, Reathel Bean, Tom Riis Farrell, Laura Bastianelli, Samuel Aaron Roberson, Brian Andreasen, Jared Hren, Mary Dragicevich, Aura Barr, Daniel Wilson, William Barillaro, Holly Maples, Matt Griesser, Susan Yeagley, Nicole Spector, Patrick Irmen, Nick Swardson, Cindy Weber, Kris Weber, Kimberly Weber, Kristin Weber, Samer Sourakli, Michelle Moretti, Ana Maria Quintana, Lisa Buchignani, Andrew Briedis, Greg Bronson, Mark Cirillo, Cindy Crowe, Wayne Doba, Bodhi Elfman, Elizabeth Friedman, Kyle Gass, Eric Rosenberg, Casey Slade, Marc Antonio Pritchett, Jimmy Star, Christine Vienna, Larry Weisberg, Jann Wenner, Patrick Williams, Evis Xheneti

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Additional Info

US Paramount has more extras

Format

UHD Blu-ray

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Length

124 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

3 months ago

Contributors

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Best Video Release

UK Sony 4K Blu-ray (HMV Exclusive with both cuts, slightly better encoding than the US Paramount)

Best Audio Release

US Paramount is 24 bit compared to Sony's 16 bit

Additional Info

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Format
UHD Blu-ray
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Length
124 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
3 months ago
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