High Fidelity
2000 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
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.
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-03-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (2,194 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
John Cusack
as Rob Gordon
Iben Hjejle
as Laura
Todd Louiso
as Dick
Jack Black
as Barry Judd
Lisa Bonet
as Marie DeSalle
Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Charlie Nicholson
Joan Cusack
as Liz
Tim Robbins
as Ian Raymond
- CR
Chris Rehmann
as Vince
- BC
Ben Carr
as Justin
Directed by Stephen Frears