California Schemin' vs High Fidelity
High Fidelity has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6/10 for California Schemin'). California Schemin' is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 53m. High Fidelity is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
California Schemin'
High Fidelity| California Schemin' | High Fidelity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | James McAvoy | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | James Corden, David Witts, James McAvoy, Samuel Bottomley, Amber Anderson | Joelle Carter, Tim Robbins, Lili Taylor, John Cusack, Iben Hjejle |
Synopsis
California Schemin'
In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and…
High Fidelity
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".
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