Film

High Fidelity 2000

Directed by Stephen Frears

  • Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music
  • 113 min
  • R

A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

DramaComedyRomanceMusicchicago, illinoisrock 'n' rollmusic recorddisc jockeypopex-girlfriendmusic journalistrelationship problemsrecord labelflashbackbreaking the fourth wallfear of commitment

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Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 88The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 77The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 5The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 15 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 4The Ironist: disliked by 14 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 3The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 23 / 2The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 55The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 3The Genre Devotee: disliked by 23 / 2The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: loved by 44loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

75 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.

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