A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Cameron Crowe’s faultlessly tender, nostalgic, and autobiographical look back at his coming-of-age during the golden age of rock is also his best film. It’s all here: a witty Oscar®-winning script; perfect rock soundtrack; sun-dappled cinematography; and Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup, radiating love.