High Fidelity vs Mack the Knife
High Fidelity has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Mack the Knife). High Fidelity is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 2m. Mack the Knife is the older of the two (1989 against 2000). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| High Fidelity | Mack the Knife | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Menahem Golan |
| Main cast | Joelle Carter, Tim Robbins, Lili Taylor, John Cusack, Iben Hjejle | Bill Nighy, Richard Harris, Julie Walters, Roger Daltrey, Raúl Juliá |
Synopsis
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".
Mack the Knife
In 19th century London, a young girl falls for a womanizing criminal and they decide to wed. Her family strongly disapproves so her father, 'the king of thieves', gets the gangster arrested.
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