“Books, records, films – these things matter.” -Rob Gordon, High Fidelity
High Fidelity is one of my favorite movies of all time. Perhaps even my Top 5? I own the DVD and have watched it a LOT.
17. High Fidelity (Not available to stream on Netflix)
Here’s the High Fidelity trailer:
The movie centers around Rob Gordon, played by John Cusack, working through a breakup with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle), be rehashing his Top 5 breakups, contacting his ex-girlfriends trying to find out what it all means.
He owns a record store called Championship Vinyl, and works there with Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black), where they live in their world of music snobbery and review their Top 5 lists in various categories.
Jack Black makes me laugh so much in this movie.
Also making great appearances in High Fidelity are Tim Robbins as Ian/Ray, Joan Cusack as Liz and Lisa Bonet as Marie de Salle.
(NSFW language in the beginning of this video.)
This movie is really funny and great, but is also a great study in relationships and the ups and downs that come along with them. The acting is fantastic, the music is great, and it’s incredibly quotable.
I would highly recommend watching and owning this movie, it is definitely one to watch multiple times.
High Fidelity is available on DVD from Amazon for $21.59.
Watching High Fidelity always makes me think of my own top 5 of things, and it’s so hard to choose in a lot of categories! Music and movies in particular. If you want to try it, please leave a comment.
