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Zoe Kravitz stars in the TV series adaptation of Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity." (COURTESY OF HULU)

For a long time, I proclaimed “High Fidelity,” the 2000 John Cusack-starring adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel, my favorite film. The story of a music-obsessed, list-making record store owner recounting his top five heartaches spoke to me when I first saw it at 17. The film is still in my top five.

I felt a kinship with protagonist Rob Gordon. I recognized myself in his encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, his pursuit of the perfect mixtape and his failures in love. Until I met the woman who would be my wife, I watched “High Fidelity” every Valentine’s Day. It offered me solace. Rob eventually figured it out, and so would I.

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