15 Funniest Times Movies Broke The Fourth Wall

15. High Fidelity

Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the audiophile owner of Championship Vinyl, is a miserable jerk who loves to wallow in the misery of his own making. And while this could easily have been written in a way to make the audience loathe him, Rob's first-person narration directed towards the audience helps create a sense of sympathy. He even begins the movie by asking the viewer a question: "What came first, the music or the misery?"

By directly engaging with the audience, Rob goes from an unlikable prick to the type of prick that's fun to hang out with, talk about records and go to a show or two with. The audience gets a better look into his psyche and emotional hang-ups than even his best friends and girlfriend do.

But instead of hating him, Rob continually breaking the fourth wall throughout his narration helps the viewer sympathize with him and find humor in his pain.