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Rent

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
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Rent (2005)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Chris Columbus
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Larson
    • Stephen Chbosky
  • Stars
    • Taye Diggs
    • Wilson Jermaine Heredia
    • Rosario Dawson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,942
    420
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Larson
      • Stephen Chbosky
    • Stars
      • Taye Diggs
      • Wilson Jermaine Heredia
      • Rosario Dawson
    • 772User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 22 nominations total

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    Taye Diggs
    Taye Diggs
    • Benjamin Coffin III
    Wilson Jermaine Heredia
    Wilson Jermaine Heredia
    • Angel Dumott Schunard
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Mimi Marquez
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Mark Cohen
    Adam Pascal
    Adam Pascal
    • Roger Davis
    Jesse L. Martin
    Jesse L. Martin
    • Tom Collins
    Idina Menzel
    Idina Menzel
    • Maureen Johnson
    Tracie Thoms
    Tracie Thoms
    • Joanne Jefferson
    Julia Roth
    Julia Roth
    • Rent Tenant
    Porscha Radcliffe
    • Rent Tenant
    Stephen Payne
    • Homeless Squeegee Man
    Darryl Chan
    Darryl Chan
    • Thug
    Ken Clark
    • Thug
    R.C. Ormond
    R.C. Ormond
    • Thug
    David Fine
    David Fine
    • Homeless Man on Range Rover
    Mackenzie Firgens
    Mackenzie Firgens
    • April
    Eleanor Columbus
    Eleanor Columbus
    • April's Friend
    Matthew McCollum
    • Guy at Bar
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Larson
      • Stephen Chbosky
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The New Year's Eve sequence was turned into an actual party for the cast and crew, and the celebrating was real.
    • Goofs
      In Today 4 U, Angel sings " Like Thelma and Louise did when they got the blues..." The scene takes place in 1989, more than a year before Thelma & Louise (1991) came out.
    • Quotes

      Mimi, Joanne: I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had! Someone to live for, unafraid to say I love you.

    • Crazy credits
      Thank you, Jonathan Larson
    • Alternate versions
      The delayed echoing effect that is heard when a character is speaking directly into the microphone for Maureen's protest does not occur on the DVD if you have a mono television soundtrack.
    • Connections
      Featured in No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Seasons of Love
      Written by Jonathan Larson

      Performed by Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Adam Pascal, Tracie Thoms, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Anthony Rapp

    User reviews772

    Featured review

    left me speechless, speechless

    this movie made me cry. out of joy and sadness combined. the music makes me want to sing and love. the music heals. the story inspires. the music heals. i'm glad musicals are still made. :-) wow. that's really all i can say. beautiful. exquisite. gorgeous. bountiful. soulful. well-edited. and unbelievably acted. and unbelievably directed. with unbelievably beautiful cinematography. and choreography that knocks your socks off. i loved this movie. it's wonderful, and heartening, that in a world and nation so full of hate art can be produced such as RENT! that reminds, affirms, validates, expresses, navigates, investigates, perpetuates, stimulates, fumigates, explicates, redirects, and instigates nothing other than love. and enjoying the moment. and not holding onto the past. timeless lessons. timeless music. Oscar gold written all over this.
    • poetellect
    • Nov 7, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Gaumont Columbia Tristar (France)
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rent: Vidas extremas
    • Filming locations
      • Vazak's Bar - 108 Avenue B, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rent Productions LLC
      • 1492 Pictures
      • Revolution Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,077,547
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,016,021
      • Nov 27, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,670,620
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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