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

2000
Rated R
1h 53m
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Music

7.1TMDB(2.3K)

Overview

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".

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $47.1M worldwide, about 1.6 times its $30M budget
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Based on
Based on High Fidelity
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Filming locations
Filmed in Chicago
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Setting
Set in Chicago
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Music
Music by Howard Shore
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey
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Details

Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: Steve PinkScreenplay
D.V. DeVincentisScreenplay
Scott RosenbergScreenplay
John CusackScreenplay
Nick HornbyBook
Status: Released
Release date: March 17, 2000
Original language: English
Budget: $30M
Revenue: $47.1M
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America