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Rent (2005) -- This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.
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Rent (2005) -- This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.
Rent (2005) -- This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.
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Overview

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6.9/10   21,518 votes
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Director:
Chris Columbus
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Chbosky (screenplay)
Jonathan Larson (book)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Eight friends. One extraordinary year. more
Plot:
This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 17 nominations more
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(86 articles)
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User Comments:
A movie that lives up to its expectations! more (736 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Rapp ... Mark Cohen

Adam Pascal ... Roger Davis

Rosario Dawson ... Mimi Marquez
Jesse L. Martin ... Tom Collins
Wilson Jermaine Heredia ... Angel Dumott Schunard

Idina Menzel ... Maureen Johnson

Tracie Thoms ... Joanne Jefferson

Taye Diggs ... Benjamin Coffin III
Julia Roth ... Rent Tenant
Porscha Radcliffe ... Rent Tenant
Stephen Payne ... Homeless Squeegee Man

Darryl Chan ... Thug

Ken Clark ... Thug
R.C. Ormond ... Thug

David Fine ... Homeless Man on Range Rover
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
135 min | Philippines:138 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:16 | Sweden:7 | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Philippines:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Alameda, California, USA more
Company:
Rent Productions LLC more

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Trivia:
Spike Lee was for a long time attached to direct. The song "Light My Candle" contains the line "I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street;" this line remained unchanged in the movie's version of the song. Other rumored directors were Sam Mendes, Rob Marshall, and Baz Luhrmann. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the song 'Rent', when Collins was getting beat up in the alley, his jacket was was off before he fell to the ground, then it was back on for the muggers to take. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mark, Angel, Maureen, Roger, Collins, Benjamin Coffin III, Mimi: Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes - how do you measure a year in the life? How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love... seasons of love.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift (#34.12)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Santa Fe more

FAQ

What kind of camera does Mark use?
During "What You Own", why do Roger and Mark sing about "living/dying in America, at the end of the millennium" but the movie takes place in 1989/1990?
How did April die?
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User Comments

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98 out of 165 people found the following comment useful.
A movie that lives up to its expectations!, 10 November 2005
10/10
Author: Alyssa from Canada

I saw an early screening of rent tonight in Toronto and loved it! I had seen the musical several times and didn't think the movie could live up to the play. I was mistaken, the movie was incredible!!!! I wanted to clap after every number and I cried just as much as I did when I watched the play. This movie did not hide the fact that it was a musical, the characters would break into song walking down the street, in the subway or at a restaurant. I did hear some people discussing the film afterwords saying that they had to hold in laughter every time a character started to randomly sing. I must say it was a little weird though knowing every line of a movie the first time you see it. If you are a huge Rent fan like myself and know the original CD by heart you will find yourself talking and singing along with the film. This movie is a solid 10 and truly lives up to the musical.

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