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High Fidelity

2000 · Movie · R · 113 min

7.1(2,219)unSUB Rating

DramaComedyRomanceMusic

After his long-time girlfriend leaves him, a thirty-year-old record store owner tries to make sense of his bad luck in love by revisiting “top five breakups of all time.” Between his heartfelt reflections and his obsession with music, he charts his attempts to understand what went wrong and how to move forward.

Based on High Fidelity

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Details
Years
2000
Release date
2000-03-17
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
113 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.1/10 (2,219 votes)
Box office
$47,126,295
Budget
$30,000,000
About

Choose this if you enjoy music-obsessed romantic comedy-drama and witty breakup talk, with plenty of laughter and self-reflection; Not for you if you dislike moody fourth-wall narration or find “romantic head games” frustrating, or if you prefer Begin Again’s gentler tone over High Fidelity’s male-angled angst.

Pros: smart breakup storytelling; music-driven humor; strong ensemble | Cons: self-absorbed lead; relationship tension drags; narration can get tedious

Themes

  • chicago, illinois
  • rock 'n' roll
  • music record
  • disc jockey
  • pop
  • ex-girlfriend
  • music journalist
  • relationship problems
  • record label
  • flashback
  • breaking the fourth wall
  • fear of commitment
  • +13 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Stephen Frears