 Almost Famous 2000  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, John Fedevich, Liz Stauber, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Kozelek
In the early 1970s, aspiring journalist, San Diego high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is given the choice assignment of writing a "Rolling Stone" article about the rising rock band Stillwater. William joins the band's "Almost Famous" tour, befriends guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), falls in love with "band aid" Elaine (Kate Hudson), and sees the real world. But throughout his assignment, William's mother (Frances McDormand) calls him often and warns him to stay away from drugs. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; both Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Elizabethtown 2005  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright III, Gailard Sartain, Jed Rees, Dan Biggers, Paula Deen, Alice Marie Crowe, Tim Devitt
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has lost job and girlfriend as well, and, as if that were not enough, his father dies. Now, Drew boards a plane to travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to make funeral plans. The plane is a direct, overnight flight, and Drew is the only passenger. Lucky for him because flight attendant Claire (Kirsten Dunst) gives him all of her attention, which results in Drew finding hope despite his adversity.
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 Jerry Maguire 1996  R, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, Bonnie Hunt, Regina King, Jonathan Lipnicki, Todd Louiso, Mark Pellington, Jeremy Suarez, Susan Norfleet, Jared Jussim, Benjamin Kimball Smith
Sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) suddenly loses his job and his friends. The film's plot is about how he stumbles into a new life and finds that there is room for decency in his new lifestyle. Cuba Gooding Jr. won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in his role as the football star, and the film received four nominations, including Best Picture and Actor (Cruise).
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 Say Anything 1989  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Pamela Adlon, Loren Dean, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Eric Stoltz, Jason Gould, Amy Brooks, Glenn Walker Harris Jr., Charles Walker, Russel Lunday, Polly Platt
Seattle high-school valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye) has received a scholarship, and her doting father James (John Mahoney) is thrilled. But, when Army brat Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) starts dating Diane during the summer, James objects because, according to James, he is an "underachiever." James pressures Diane to stop the relationship with Lloyd in this story that shows how teenage romance can be beautiful, touching, and humorous all at the same time.
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Singles 1992 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley, Jim True-Frost, Matt Dillon, Bill Pullman, James LeGros, Eric Stoltz, Tom Skerritt, Devon Raymond, Camilo Gallardo, Ally Walker, Jeremy Piven, Peter Horton
Friends who live in the same apartment building meet at the coffee shop and discuss their lifestyles and hopes for the future. Among them are Linda and Scott (Kyra Sedgwick and Campbell Scott) who find complications in their romance when Linda learns that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Janet (Bridget Fonda) tries to win over Cliff (Matt Dillon), but he is more interested in his band, and Janet breaks off the unhappy relationship. And then there is Debbie (Sheila Kelley) who has opted for video dating. Their stories are told in vignettes set amidst the rock music scene of Seattle in this good drama/comedy.
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Vanilla Sky 2001  R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Delaina Mitchell, Shalom Harlow, Oona Hart, Ivana Milicevic, Johnny Galecki, Jhaemi Willens
After spoiled playboy David's (Tom Cruise) girlfriend Julie (Cameron Diaz) finds him with Sofia (Penelope Cruz), she purposefully steers their car off a bridge, kills herself, and disfigures David. For the rest of the story, David wears a mask and is under the care of a psychologist, Dr. Curtis McCabe (Kurt Russell), who tries to get the facts of a murder David has been accused of–maybe Julia's, maybe Sofia's. But was there really a murder, or was it all in David's head?
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| 1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Elizabethtown (2005)
3. Jerry Maguire (1996)
4. Say Anything (1989)
5. Singles (1992)
6. Vanilla Sky (2001)
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