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  • Cruise helped Crowe get out of career funk - 31 October 2011
    -Filmmaker Cameron Crowe has credited Tom Cruise with pulling him out of a career funk after he slipped into hiding following the failure of his 2005 film Elizabethtown.-The quirky romantic drama, starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, bombed at the box office, leav


  • Crowe shows off Pearl Jam 'Holy Grail' footage - 9 September 2011
    -Filmmaker Cameron Crowe unveiled what he called "the Holy Grail" of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene movement of the early 1990s when he screened footage of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder dancing with Kurt Cobain on late-night TV in America on Thursday (08Sep11).-The Al


  • Monkey expert takes aim at Crowe - 6 September 2011
    -Animal rights activists have taken aim at moviemaker Cameron Crowe for using a live monkey in his new movie We Bought A Zoo.-Leading primatologist Dr. Iqbal Malik has written to the Almost Famous director on behalf of PETA, urging him to rethink using animal actors in

Cameron Crowe - what members say


  • Fast Times At Ridgemont High
  • Fast Times At Ridgemont High review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 4.0 stars Fast Times At Ridgemont High 25 March 2007
    ...Aged 22 Cameron Crowe returned to high school for a year in order to research a book on his experiences (he often jokes that he must be remembered as the kid with the weak b...   Read customer review
  • Jerry Maguire
  • Jerry Maguire review by from Manchester, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Just as Ronaldo is sold for 80 million pounds to Real Madrid, Jerry Maguire in turn highlights the greed of the sports agent’s world 1 July 2009
    ...Delightful film from Cameron Crowe about one lone sports agent’s attempt to fight the system he helped created. The film in turn highlights the excesses of the 90s and shall...   Read customer review
  • Vanilla Sky
  • Vanilla Sky review by from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars Hollywood has done a great job 31 May 2004
    ... somewhat dubious ending - though you can always make up your own and listen to Cameron Crowe’s commentary for other suggestions. ...   Read customer review

Cameron Crowe - filmography


  • Pearl Jam - Twenty - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Eddie Veder,  Mike McCready,  Kurt Cobain
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Documentary celebrating the 20th anniversary of the popular American rock band Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam were formed in Seattle in 1990 and soared to fame on the back of the success of fellow Seattle-based grunge band Nirvana. Led by frontman Eddie Vedder, the band gradually carved out their own ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 340 members
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  • Elizabethtown on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Orlando Bloom,  Alec Baldwin,  Paul Schneider
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Bittersweet romantic comedy from writer-director Cameron Crowe. When Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is fired from the shoe company he works for after losing them hundreds of millions of dollars, he is also dumped at the same time by his girlfriend. Deciding to kill himself, Drew's life is saved at the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 30,018 members
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  • Vanilla Sky on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Noah Taylor,  Kurt Russell,  Jason Lee
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a vain middle-aged playboy who seems to have it all - he's inherited a multi-million dollar publishing firm from his father and his good looks and charm attract women to him like moths to a lightbulb. Though sleeping occasionally with his friend Julie (Cameron Diaz), ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 21,370 members
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  • Almost Famous on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Billy Crudup,  Kate Hudson,  Frances McDormand
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    15-year-old high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) has just won the chance to write a story about Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band, for Rolling Stone magazine. So he joins the band on tour, makes friends with lead guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and groupie Penny Lane (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 12,370 members
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  • Almost Famous - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Billy Crudup,  Kate Hudson,  Frances McDormand
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    15-year-old high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) has just won the chance to write a story about Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band, for Rolling Stone magazine. So he joins the band on tour, makes friends with lead guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and groupie Penny Lane (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 1,539 member
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  • Jerry Maguire - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Bonnie Hunt,  Lucy Liu,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Top sports manager Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is fired when he suggests to his employers SMI that they concentrate on caring more for fewer clients. He starts up his own company, with only two clients - one of whom double-crosses him by returning to SMI. However, Jerry still has American football ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,024 members
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  • Jerry Maguire on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Bonnie Hunt,  Lucy Liu,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Jerry Maguire is a man who knows the score. As a top agent at Sports Management International, Jerry is unquestionably a master of his universe. Trouble is -- Jerry's mind, mouth and soul are usually on automatic pilot. He's good at friendship, but (as his numerous ex-girlfriends testify) bad at ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 30,644 members
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  • Singles on DVD (1992)
    Starring: James Le Gros,  Bill Pullman,  Matt Dillon
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    'Singles' follows the love lives of a group of Twentysomethings who all live in the same apartment block in Seattle. Traffic planner Steve embarks on a turbulent relationship with Linda, a commited environmentalist who he meets at a club, while Janet, a coffee shop waitress, attempts to pin down ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 2,993 members
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  • Say Anything on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Joan Cusack,  Lois Chiles,  John Cusack
    Director: Cameron Crowe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Diane Court (Ione Skye) is a clever and gifted high school student who is charmed by Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), a lovable but not particularly bright young man. However, Diane's father (John Mahoney) is anxious that nothing should stand in the way of his daughter's success. Directorial debut for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,995 members
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  • Fast Times At Ridgemont High on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Brian Backer,  Sean Penn,  Nicolas Cage
    Director: Amy Heckerling
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Amy Heckerling's adaptation of Cameron Crowe's Fast Times at Ridgemont High is often considered one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the teen sex comedy), and kick-started the careers of many future stars. The center of this ensemble film is Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy Hamilton. She ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 5,553 members
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Cameron Crowe facts

5 most recent films

We Bought a Zoo - 4.0 stars
Pearl Jam - Twenty - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
We Bought A Zoo - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Pearl Jam Twenty - 4.0 stars
Elizabethtown - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Pearl Jam Twenty - 4.0 stars
Pearl Jam - Twenty - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
We Bought A Zoo - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
We Bought a Zoo - 4.0 stars
Almost Famous - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Elizabethtown - 2.5 stars
Vanilla Sky - 3.0 stars
Brian Wilson - An All Star Tribute To - 3.0 stars
Fast Times At Ridgemont High - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tom Cruise - 8 times - show films
Renee Zellweger - 7 times - show films
Jay Mohr - 7 times - show films
Jerry O'Connell - 7 times - show films
Cuba Gooding Jr. - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Cameron Crowe - 2 times - show films
Jennifer Anumoda - 1 times - show films
Bruce Gowers - 1 times - show films
Amy Heckerling - 1 times - show films