High Fidelity vs The Inspector General
High Fidelity has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for The Inspector General). The Inspector General is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 53m. The Inspector General is the older of the two (1949 against 2000). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
High Fidelity
The Inspector General| High Fidelity | The Inspector General | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1949 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Henry Koster |
| Main cast | Joelle Carter, Tim Robbins, Lili Taylor, John Cusack, Iben Hjejle | Danny Kaye, George Davis, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester |
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".
The Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
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