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Fame (1980) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Fame

Movie1980·134 min

Fame

Directed by Alan Parker

An Academy Award-winning drama music film directed by Alan Parker. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 2 additional nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 73%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

508 ratings

About Fame

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: coming of age, ambition hubris, late 20th century, music performance, new york, high school campus, rivals, group found family, underdog, ensemble, rise and fall, training arc

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Details

Director: Alan Parker
Language: English

Cast

Irene Cara, Barry Miller, Maureen Teefy

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Original Score (1980)🏆Oscar Winner — Best Original Song (1980)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (1980)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (1980)

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How Fame Ranks

All movies

Top 73%

1980s movies

Top 78%

Drama movies

Top 75%

Alan Parker films#10 of 12

Top 73% All movies.

the vibe

Fame Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfeltgrittyplayful

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

rise & fall

training arc

coming of age

ambition hubris

underdog

ensemble

rivals

group found family

music performance

New York

high school

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9