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Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of Jonathan Larson 's 1996 Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, which is itself based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger .
Nov 23, 2005 · Rent: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin. In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
- (56K)
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Chris Columbus
- 2005-11-23
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 ...
- (19.7K)
- Chris Columbus
- PG-13
- Rosario Dawson
Based on Puccini's 'La Boheme', 'Rent' tells the story of one year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990. Among the group are our narrator, nerdy love-struck filmmaker Mark Cohen; the object of Mark's affection, his former girlfriend, Maureen Johnson; Maureen's Harvard-educated ...
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Nov 22, 2005 · On film, "Rent" is the sound of one hand clapping. It is not a bad film. It may be about as good a film as the material can inspire. The performances have a presence and poignancy that can feel surprisingly real, given the contrivances of the story. The film uses many of the same actors who starred in the original 1996 New York production, and ...
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 9:11:50 AM, 05/26/2024 . Rent is 10936 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 5396 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than The Great Battle but less popular than Animal Kingdom.
- 135 min