Almost Famous
Movie • 2000 • Drama
ReportIn 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—fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond, and lead singer Jeff Bebe.
This movie contains 16 potentially triggering events.
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mad_melody
A few bands are followed on their tours by several obsessive fans, who even stay in the same hotels as the bands.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Numerous characters are seen smoking cigarettes and weed. A main character gets high on acid. Another main character almost dies after overdosing on a medication.
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Borff
The main body of the movie follows a touring rock band in the 1970's, so the use of drugs and alcohol both feature, however there are no specific indicators or references to addiction.
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Numerous characters get drunk on-screen.
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Is there pedophilia?
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nicome
Characters that say they are under 18 are implied to be performing sex acts with much older characters
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A group of women pull off a 15-year-old's clothes without asking him, with the intention of taking his virginity; this happens after William is shown writing in a bathtub fully clothed. When Penny is partially unconscious from overdosing, William kisses her; this happens after William leaves a bar to check on Penny after she sees Russell with his wife.
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There is heavy implication that the main character is raped by a group of women, but it’s not explicitly shown. Still triggering though.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A main character gags and coughs while having their stomach pumped; this happens after William leaves a bar to check on Penny after she sees Russell with his wife.
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Penny loses consciousness after overdosing.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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A character is electrocuted, which causes him to move in a way similar to a tonic clonic seizure.
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No one falls to their death, but at a party Russell gets high on acid and gets onto a roof; the protagonist fears for Russell's life, and Russell plans and says his last words before jumping into a pool and surviving the fall.
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Does a parent die?
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mad_melody
No parents die during the movie, but there are several mentions of the father of the protagonist dying in the past.
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Does someone cheat?
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mad_melody
Some of the Stillwater band members have wives or girlfriends at home, but they sleep with women during the tour.
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Does someone vomit?
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In addition to Penny v* while getting her stomach pumped, Russell v* into a trash can when the band is walking down a hallway after the plane lands after the storm.
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There's no farting or spitting, but a main character gags and coughs while having their stomach pumped; this happens after William leaves a bar to check on Penny after she sees Russell with his wife.
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There's no electro-therapy, but during Stillwater's Arizona performance, a band member is electrocuted by a faulty microphone and has a brief seizure on-screen.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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No scenes take place in a hospital, but two doctors pump a main character's stomach with medical equipment in a hotel room; this happens after William leaves a bar to check on Penny after she sees Russell with his wife.
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Penny intentionally overdoses.
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One of the main characters almost dies by suicide after overdosing while upset. The scene where this takes place is after William leaves a bar to check on Penny after she sees Russell with his wife.
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Is there shakey cam?
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The end credits have a background that consists of a camera darting around quickly and shaking as it briefly shows different photographs.
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Several of Stillwater's performances have bright white lights flashing around in a dark room. One scene takes place during a storm, and there is flickering light from lightening throughout the scene.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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The band members are older than their teenage groupies.
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Sex
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mad_melody
In one scene, several characters are seen kissing in their underwear before offscreen sex; this happens after William is shown writing in a bathtub fully clothed. The following morning, Penny is topless, and there is a brief shot of her exposed chest. Sex is implied and discussed throughout the movie.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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I wouldn't call it a sad ending; several characters are happily reunited, and the protagonist succeeds at what he set out to do. The protagonist does not, however, get together with the woman he was in love in, which might be why some people have marked this as having a sad ending.
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No but there is a pretty intense scene of a plane in turbulence so be warned there.
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