High Fidelity fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and romantic
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
High Fidelity is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and romantic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, romantic, and hopeful.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
Everyday modern life and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life and pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.
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High Fidelity is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 53 min
High Fidelity runs 1 h 53 min.
Yes. Critics average 85 and audiences 80 out of 100, so both groups see High Fidelity much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $47 million worldwide, 1.6 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Danish. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+64GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for High Fidelity in 78 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 55 storytelling tropes for High Fidelity, including No Fourth Wall, Never My Fault, Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
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