High Fidelity (film)

High Fidelity
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byD. V. DeVincentis
Steve Pink
John Cusack
Scott Rosenberg
Based onHigh Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
Produced byTim Bevan
Rudd Simmons
Starring
CinematographySeamus McGarvey
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Touchstone Pictures
Working Title Films
Dogstar Films
New Crime Productions
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • March 17, 2000 (2000-03-17) (SXSW)
  • March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31) (United States)
  • July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$47.1 million

High Fidelity is a 2000 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack, Jack Black, and Iben Hjejle. The film is based on the 1995 British novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the protagonist's name changed. Hornby expressed surprise at how faithful the adaptation was, saying "at times, it appears to be a film in which John Cusack reads my book."

The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Cusack was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.