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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
More like this
Notting Hill (1999)
Disappearing Acts (2000)
North Beach (2000)
The Last Producer (2000)
High Fidelity (2020)
Beautiful Joe (2000)
The Great Gatsby (2000)
Offending Angels (2000)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.