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2000 · 113 min · R

High Fidelity

Directed by Stephen Frears · Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music

High Fidelity (2000) is a Drama film, directed by Stephen Frears set in Chicago during the 1980s–1990s. It runs 113 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and memory & nostalgia play out through metafiction.

Composer
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Cast
John CusackIben HjejleTodd LouisoJack BlackLisa BonetCatherine Zeta-JonesJoan CusackTim Robbins

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Pure Fiction
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