When High Fidelity was released in 2000, John Cusack starred as Rob, a record store owner hung up on the past after a bad breakup with Laura (Iben Hjejle), whom he thought was the love of his life.

When Nick Hornby’s novel High Fidelity hit bookstore shelves in 1995, it captured the attention of music lovers by virtue of being set in a record store. But it also painted a picture of what it’s ...