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      Rent

      2005, Musical/Drama, 2h 15m

      174 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Fans of the stage musical may forgive Rent its flaws, but weak direction, inescapable staginess and an irritating faux-boho pretension prevent the film from connecting on screen. Read critic reviews

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      In this musical, set at the dawn of the 1990s, a group of New Yorkers struggle with their careers, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community. Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger (Adam Pascal), an HIV-positive musician, scramble for money to pay rent to their landlord and former roommate, Benny (Taye Diggs). Meanwhile, their friend Tom (Jesse L. Martin), a professor, has fallen for Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia), who is slowly dying of AIDS.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Sexuality|Involving Drugs|Some Strong Language|Thematic Material)

      • Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance, Lgbtq+

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Chris Columbus

      • Producer: Robert De Niro, Michael Barnathan, Jane Rosenthal

      • Writer: Stephen Chbosky, Jonathan Larson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $29.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment

      • Production Co: Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures, Columbia Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Rosario Dawson
      Taye Diggs
      Jesse L. Martin
      Idina Menzel
      Adam Pascal
      Anthony Rapp
      Tracie Thoms
      Sarah Silverman
      Daryl Edwards
      Stephen Chbosky
      Allan Gordon
      Jeffery Seller
      Stephen Goldblatt
      Richard Pearson

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      • Jul 31, 2017

        Nothing rings true in this insufferable musical that doesn't have any focus and is filled with awful songs of pedestrian lyrics (some of them sung by terrible singers), centered on a completely artificial and outdated idea of New York based on stereotypes and clichés.

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      • Jul 15, 2012

        Seriously, people didn't notice how great this film adaptation of the musical really is. It offers a more realistic look at the musical, that is less stagy off course. The actors that played each characters were perfectly casted, even went beyond the original cast. It's a little gem that deserves to be recognized.

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      • Aug 09, 2010

        In trying to let the classic songs and the classic story speak for themselves, Chris Columbus' direction comes off as totally uninspired and boring. Despite this the movie succeeds because the songs are classic and so is the touching and timeless story. The actors are all too old for the roles, but since they originated them it's nothing but natural. "Rent" is an iconic musical with an important message.

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      • Jul 30, 2010

        A fulfilling film with some catchy music to boot.

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