High Fidelity

High Fidelity

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

R 2000 · 113 min · ★ 7.1 (2K) · Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music

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".

Directed by Stephen Frears · Written by D.V. DeVincentis

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