High Fidelity (2000)

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

drama film, comedy film, musical film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 2,205 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A record store owner in Chicago gets dumped by his girlfriend and re-examines his past relationships. He tracks down his exes to figure out why his love life keeps failing while trying to win her back.

wryreflectivesmartmelancholicnostalgicconversationalromanticbittersweet

What happens

High Fidelity is a 2000 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack alongside an ensemble cast of Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Joelle Carter, Joan Cusack, Sara Gilbert, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Lili Taylor, and Natasha Gregson Wagner. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the protagonist's name changed, the film follows Rob Gordon (Cusack), a record store owner who is recently single after a breakup with Laura (Hjejle), leading him to look back on his worst five breakups while attempting to reconcile with her. Hornby expressed surprise at how faithful the adaptation was, saying "at times, it appears to be a film in which John Cusack reads my book." Released theatrically in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on March 31, 2000, High Fidelity grossed $47.1 million worldwide and received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performances and Frears' direction. Cusack was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. A television series of the same name based on the film and novel starring Zoë Kravitz, Bonet's daughter, was released on Hulu on February 14, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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