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Rent

2005
Romance
Drama
2h 15m
Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their loves in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. (Sony)
Directed by:
Chris Columbus Chris Columbus
Written by:
Jonathan Larson Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky
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Starring:
Rosario Dawson Rosario Dawson Taye Diggs Taye Diggs Anthony Rapp Anthony Rapp Adam Pascal Adam Pascal Wilson Jermaine Heredia Wilson Jermaine Heredia Jesse L. Martin Jesse L. Martin Idina Menzel Idina Menzel Tracie Thoms Tracie Thoms
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Franchise:
Rent
Genres:
Romance, Drama, Musical
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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2005
Romance
Drama
2h 15m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 29 Nov 2018
72
23rd
Awful people with AIDS are still awful people, no matter how well they can sing.
Rated 29 Nov 2018
ayavaronAyavaron
Rated 24 Mar 2008
0
2nd
Rent is like the AIDS song from the beginning of Team America but with more assholes, and a disturbing lack of irony. Nearly all the characters are horribly unlikeable non-conformist, try-too-hard-to-be-different douche bags. The one character who is not an insufferably prickish is supposed to be the villain. There's no pacing and the music stinks like a hobo's urine. It's pathetic that the movie is shallower and more wooden than its parody in which puppets repeatedly shout "AIDS! AIDS! AIDS!"
Rated 24 Mar 2008
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 29 Jul 2013
1
6th
A movie that wants so badly to be important and meaningful, but it's just packed from end to end with bad songs and an awkward sense of teary-eyed, cloying sentimentality. I do like how vividly it manages to evoke the dregs of New York, but then it glorifies terrible lifestyles with non-conformist, holier-than-thou bohemian pretension.
Rated 29 Jul 2013
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
1st
Sheer fucking torture. Atonal, poorly performed, lackluster direction, and a cast ten years too old for its roles. Who's New York was this?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 04 Dec 2011
35
4th
The more I look back on this film, and the music itself, the more annoyed I am. You can shout all you want about how Kurosawa and The Sex Pistols inspire you, but until you actually do something to show it you'll remain a bunch of obnoxious, pretentious, wannabes who act like they're the pinnacle of modern art because you live in a shitshack. Never seen the stage show so I can't judge that.
Rated 04 Dec 2011
ytadelYtadel
Rated 01 Nov 2009
4
43rd
I'll admit that a few (okay, most) of the tunes are pretty damn catchy, but it dials up the sap and schmaltz to the point where it's tough not to wretch a little bit. Am I a bad person for sympathizing 100% with the "villain" of this film? I mean, I enjoy art and socialism and free love as much as the next twenty-something liberal, but if holding down an honest job makes you evil, the standards for evil have dropped considerably.
Rated 01 Nov 2009
skitzkowskiskitzkowski
Rated 14 Aug 2007
62
23rd
Yippee for Aids?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 27 Jul 2008
1
4th
Everything about this movie is awkward, forced and poorly done. Each character is insufferably shallow, marching around, flaunting their non-conformist-I'm-really-different-because-I'm-born-original-and-have-my-own-unique-style mindset through terrible song and dance routines. This movie sucks and whoever actually does have HIV deserves an apology.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
ryanscoomerRyanscoomer
Rated 17 Apr 2009
20
15th
My heterosexuality prevented me from enjoying this much.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
sagesledgeSageSledge
Rated 25 May 2017
30
8th
A clearly talented cast of actors and writers, a handful of catchy tunes, and a few likable characters aren't nearly enough to save "Rent" from being one of the most unimaginably cruel, thoughtless, and petty films I've ever had the misfortune of seeing, a light, inconsequential musical that portrays poverty as romantic, aids as a minor inconvenience (instead of a plague that was responsible for the deaths of thousands), and art as something that transcends the suffering of an entire nation.
Rated 25 May 2017
robosharkRoboShark
Rated 24 May 2011
10
1st
This might be the worst musical film I've ever seen. The characters are awful, most of the songs are obnoxious rather than heartfelt, and the only sympathetic, rational character is supposed to be the bad guy, and doesn't sing.
Rated 24 May 2011
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 26 May 2009
79
67th
Whatever credibilty I had can be thrown out the window. I am just going to say I saw the broadway show (against my will), and ended up liking it more than my date did (and I don't normally like broadway shows). That is probably where this movie should have stayed, but the popularity and money-making abilities just wouldn't allow it. I like the story, overall I would say 65% of the music I could do without, but there are some I liked (yep I said it). Can I get props for being honest?
Rated 26 May 2009
jebJeb
Rated 22 Oct 2008
20
13th
I could not get through this without puking.
Rated 22 Oct 2008
jonquilljonquill
Rated 12 Sep 2007
32
1st
The lyrics in this musical drive me to frustration. As does the decition to have thirty year olds play starving artist twenty somethings. As does seeing Rosario Dawson perform the most sexless strip tease ever. 525,600 minutes and I wasted ninety on this thing.
Rated 12 Sep 2007
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 13 Feb 2014
5
12th
The worst episode of Friends
Rated 13 Feb 2014
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 19 Sep 2019
45
3rd
525,600 minutes is how long this movie felt.
Rated 19 Sep 2019
witzelsuchtwitzelsucht
Rated 06 Jun 2012
4
3rd
A likeable musical about a bunch of dislikeable people. Boo, I'm too good to get a job!
Rated 06 Jun 2012
attached_eonAttached Eon
Rated 29 Apr 2008
25
5th
i'm so over this crap
Rated 29 Apr 2008
foobekahFoobekah
Rated 14 Dec 2009
65
2nd
Didn't even finish watching it. Seriously, musicals should be about carousels and the sound of music, not druggies and freezing poor people.
Rated 14 Dec 2009
delirium9Delirium9
Rated 16 Dec 2008
85
49th
Yeah, well, having *not* seen the stage version (and now I never will), the film version captured me from the very beginning, and now I can't stop singing "525,600 miiinutes!!".
Rated 16 Dec 2008
fuxoftfuxoft
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
14th
So unimaginative and pretentious! And dated.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
indifferentiindifferenti
Rated 06 Jun 2012
6
16th
As a big fan of musicals, I ended up being pretty disappointed with this one -- the songs were all pretty forgettable and I found it a bit difficult to sympathize with the characters (who were cheesy at best and obnoxious at worst). Angel is definitely a saving grace though, it might be worth watching just for him/her.
Rated 06 Jun 2012
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 31 May 2008
100
98th
Pretty damn amazing.
Rated 31 May 2008
ggolfman38Ggolfman38
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
25th
Not as good as the broadway, and anyone who never heard of RENT before got really confused easily.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kamrankamran
Rated 14 Aug 2007
52
25th
A mixed bag of highs and lows; it seemed like a direct transfer from stage to screen, and most of it felt forced. Ironically, the two new cast members (not part of the original 1996 Broadway cast) are the standouts.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jodamicojodamico
Rated 13 Aug 2011
10
0th
Totally disingenuous.
Rated 13 Aug 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 30 Apr 2022
83
69th
Columbus would not be front of mind to direct a flat-out musical; he essentially films this stagebound without attempting to open it up too much, letting the music play with the intimacy of a live performance while a gently roving camera prevents a stifling atmosphere to set in. A uniformly outstanding cast (go Dawson!) bring Larson’s pleasant if unmemorable score to life; the overall good spirits of the enterprise helps pull the film through some lagging pacing problems in the final act.
Rated 30 Apr 2022
vince_leoVince Leo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
36th
I may never have the urge to watch it again in my lifetime, but there are some parts -- the good parts of the film -- that still resonate with me, and for those alone, the price of admission seems entirely justified.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gsbgsb
Rated 26 Aug 2009
45
15th
I went with a friend who had saw the musical, she was charmed and I was just confused.
Rated 26 Aug 2009
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 27 Jun 2021
40
12th
Other than "Seasons of Love" Rent is quickly forgettable. Taking place in the cleanest version of 1980s NYC that I've ever seen, Chris Columbus regresses cinema back to filmed theater and seems content to stay there. And while gay tragedy stories are extremely overdone, it still felt trite and wrong for this to present the AIDS crises as anything other than abjectly terrifying.
Rated 27 Jun 2021
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 13 Jun 2007
0
1st
dear god, they're just singing... about rent... and the movie takes place over like 2 hours of actual time... worst movie i have ever seen
Rated 13 Jun 2007
fairlylucidfairlylucid
Rated 21 Jun 2009
80
51st
A remarkably faithful adaptation of the stage show, with most of its virtues and flaws intact.
Rated 21 Jun 2009
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 15 Sep 2022
64
29th
I had to watch this like every year for high school drama, it gets tiring tbh
Rated 15 Sep 2022
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 16 Feb 2018
68
28th
Are we really so starved for queer PoC representation that an at-best mediocre musical like this is able to become a crown jewel within the gay film canon? Positive portrayals of the queer community aside, it's difficult to defend this: there were some musical numbers I liked but also some which were absolutely awful, and the weird boho-chic romanticization of poverty was definitely off-putting at times.
Rated 16 Feb 2018
the2ndactThe2ndAct
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
31st
Having never seen the stage show I thought the movie did it's job and I just LOVE the music. If you've seen the stage show I hear you won't like the movie. Also if you don't like musicals this one won't change your mind.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chuchaquiChuchaqui
Rated 01 Dec 2006
73
40th
I actually liked this and was surprised by the bad critics it got. I'm not too much into musicals but this was very enjoyable.
Rated 01 Dec 2006
hotsakehotsake
Rated 13 Apr 2014
47
29th
Some songs are okay but most are not that good and the dancing just didn't mesh. Plus I didn't like the talk singing that they did either. Lost interest pretty fast.
Rated 13 Apr 2014
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
98th
So freaking good, I am in love with this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ahmed413ahmed413
Rated 16 Jul 2009
40
6th
I was bored to tears. Modern musicals just aren't my thing, I guess.
Rated 16 Jul 2009
la_bohemela boheme
Rated 02 Mar 2008
69
39th
The stage musical, while overrated, is much better.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
bernie20bernie20
Rated 30 May 2013
85
38th
This musical was very good. It was very emotional and historic at the same time. The acting was fabulous.
Rated 30 May 2013
pigwicklePigwickle
Rated 22 Jun 2014
50
7th
Was an okay film, somehow it would've ranked better on broadway
Rated 22 Jun 2014
cstewart64CStewart64
Rated 10 Jan 2022
16
89th
W4E2P2S1V1M2A1R3.
Rated 10 Jan 2022
r_kobar-koba
Rated 17 Oct 2020
28
11th
Tbf most songs, apart from "Seasons of Love", are either bland or just plain bad.
Rated 17 Oct 2020
hwasongHwasong
Rated 19 Mar 2007
55
0th
As an adaptation of an adaptation, it stands firm on its own two feet. As a film,
Rated 19 Mar 2007
thereminjamThereminJam
Rated 05 Dec 2011
84
72nd
Decent
Rated 05 Dec 2011
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 27 Jul 2013
56
25th
Certainly not a great musical, but it has quite a few memorable songs.
Rated 27 Jul 2013
filliganFilligan
Rated 23 Jan 2007
64
14th
Ah, some of the musicals were catchy. And I appreciated some of its dialogue. But never ever did it feel ok when someone spontaneously broke into song (save for perhaps the opening song). It feels awkward and forced at too many moments. Also, the defense that this movie feels different because it's supposed to reflect the stage version just angers me. If I wanted to watch the stage version, I'd watch the STAGE VERSION! NOT THE MOVIE VERSION!
Rated 23 Jan 2007
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 15 Jun 2012
5
3rd
Egh
Rated 15 Jun 2012
stainStain
Rated 26 Feb 2008
50
33rd
"Revolutionary rock opera" my ass. This is two hours of liberal piety set to music, with various ethnic types going up against those evil, EEEEEEEEEEEEVIL white men. And like any devoutly religious sermon, there's hardly a humorous moment in the whole thing, and those few that do crop up fall flat. This is the most singularly mirthless musical ever produced, and that just can't be a good thing
Rated 26 Feb 2008
jrc85JRC_85
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
69th
A MUSICAL WOW!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
webfoot943webfoot943
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
56th
Great music and performances, but something is lost in the transition to film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 30 Nov 2021
40
3rd
500h25k600mlool+songsmostlymeh-somebaddialoguesinginglol+thisisweirdfuckinweirdlool+Rosario'sagreatsinger-owwuuuttonight+moowithme!lool+idontevenreallyknoworcarewhatitsabout:P
Rated 30 Nov 2021
idiot27000idiot27000
Rated 14 Aug 2007
66
42nd
Lacks the power and creativity of the stage version, but I give the director and cast credit for trying.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lovely1234lovely_1234
Rated 18 Jul 2007
40
4th
boring.
Rated 18 Jul 2007
croweycrowey
Rated 18 Nov 2021
55
42nd
Pretty terrible, but some of the songs are delightful and the acting is mostly pretty good. There are some terrible people and subtextual takeaways, but I didn't go into this looking for a religious experience.
Rated 18 Nov 2021
tallmantallman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
23rd
The stage version is better, but this is watchable, and they pull some cinematographic tricks that you couldn't do (easily) on the stage. Yeah, the plot is a bit heavy-handed, but let's face it, it's a movie that's got a song extolling the virtues of curry vindaloo, BDSM, Carl Orff, and the creative process. That can't be all bad!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
julie_rubioJulie Rubio
Rated 24 Nov 2014
94
53rd
" The heart may freeze or it can burn. The pain will ease if I can learn... there is no future. There is no past. I live this moment as my last! There's only us... there's only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road... no other way. No day but today."
Rated 24 Nov 2014
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 20 Jul 2009
71
54th
Flawed in as many ways as it's good.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
cambelcambel
Rated 11 Feb 2007
51
21st
See it on the stage.. that's better.
Rated 11 Feb 2007
lookinglandLookingLand
Rated 16 Nov 2007
75
81st
a good adaptation.
Rated 16 Nov 2007
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
81
75th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
vikschandravikschandra
Rated 09 Apr 2009
40
3rd
too long and tedious.. the characters are nice.. but screenplay is sketchy
Rated 09 Apr 2009
rittehRitteh
Rated 23 Dec 2018
30
7th
Meh. Story didn't interest me and the audio level differences between spoken word and singing was horrifying.
Rated 23 Dec 2018
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 30 Apr 2011
55
16th
Has some good numbers, but I'd rather see "La Boheme."
Rated 30 Apr 2011
silentmateosilentmateo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
38th
A great play, movie? eh
Rated 14 Aug 2007
raphireRaphire
Rated 31 Aug 2011
94
89th
Amazing movie! The music was outstanding. Heartbreaking and full of passion. The movie played with my emotions with presicion and grace. Musically I still like Phantom better but the storyline and acting was far better. Impactful movie this.
Rated 31 Aug 2011
gtrmpgtrmp
Rated 05 Aug 2007
75
61st
Stilted directing, and Rosario Dawson never really feels like she fits her role, but nevertheless, a decent adaptation featuring most of the cast that made the original stage production worth seeing.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 09 Sep 2009
72
34th
I cannot believe that this boring ass musical about some pretty unlikable characters ever became a hit on Broadway. I disliked this movie from beginning to end.....and I usually LOVE musicals!
Rated 09 Sep 2009
willenzikWillenzik
Rated 05 Jul 2007
67
17th
Not the "awful adaptation" many would have you to belive, but clearly lacking the spark that made the stage show so great.
Rated 05 Jul 2007
bagarbjorneBagarbjorne
Rated 17 Oct 2012
65
64th
It is a bit too long, and not all of it works. But some of it works very well
Rated 17 Oct 2012
babbigwenBabbiGwen
Rated 24 Jun 2008
20
4th
Well, I like musicals. I do not like musicals where people are basically talking while singing. My best friend works for AIDS research funding, and even this was too much talk about AIDS for me. AIDS AIDS AIDS drug abuse AIDS AIDS AIDS.
Rated 24 Jun 2008
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 21 Oct 2011
25
61st
"One would have to be made of stone not to respond to at least something in this vivid score, and it sounds marvelous." - Jason Clark
Rated 21 Oct 2011
dunetailsdunetails
Rated 23 Jan 2017
10
5th
This is worse than the Lloyd Webber tosh
Rated 23 Jan 2017
mandymandy
Rated 24 Jul 2010
6
44th
Lacked the vibrancy of the stage show, which I loved- not a great movie.
Rated 24 Jul 2010
sushiwritersushiwriter
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
1st
I hate musicals.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
totoroTotoro.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
35
10th
A pretty big mess of a broadway classic.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
cheeseclarkcheeseclark
Rated 03 Aug 2008
22
0th
couldn't get through it
Rated 03 Aug 2008
fatbuddhafatbuddha
Rated 23 Dec 2006
70
18th
If you've seen the stage version, skip it. If not, and you don't think you will, don't miss this story. Just know Chris Columbus Harry Potter-izes it.
Rated 23 Dec 2006
jessicaJessica
Rated 14 Mar 2008
50
9th
Seasons of Love is a good song, but thats about it...
Rated 14 Mar 2008
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 19 May 2023
70
12th
Not the atrocity a lot of people on here say it is, not by a long shot. It really isn’t all that great though. Columbus’ directing left a lot to be desired for this cinephile. I don’t like having almost everything sang to me either. I loved half of the songs and forgot the rest. I liked half of the characters and lost interest in the others. I did love the acting. Everyone performed admirably, singing or not. I dug the production and some of the themes, but it felt way too long. Not for me.
Rated 19 May 2023
skatelinsyskatelinsy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
93rd
one of my favorite musicals, not like the best movie persay
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cellophanecellophane
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
26th
It's sad to see potential die, but for all of the fantastic moments this film has (the opening numbers, La Vie Boheme, and Roasrio Dawson's incredible booty), it has massive flaws tenfold (inacknowledgement of the music, the halt of any pacing at the "intermission" point, and the cutting of songs that relay pertinent character infromation).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
vcarub20Vcarub20
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
81st
saw it 3 times in the movies ... bought it the day it came out. gets 100
Rated 14 Aug 2007
filmdotfilmdot
Rated 26 Apr 2009
69
16th
The fantastic music is over powered by a poorly executed story and bad acting
Rated 26 Apr 2009
shewasSheWas
Rated 17 May 2011
75
79th
Hair 0.2
Rated 17 May 2011
ray985ray985
Rated 18 Aug 2009
92
73rd
An excellent adaptation from stage to film. The movie really seemed true to the original spirit and feeling of the Broadway Musical. Although the cast really doesn't look like they're anywhere near the 19 year-olds they should be playing, you suspend your disbelief to travel along the journey with them.
Rated 18 Aug 2009
nikkirhodesnikkirhodes
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
43rd
i only give it a low score because it just pales in comparison to the stage version.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
geomangeoman
Rated 09 Nov 2007
95
94th
Rent is a multistory musical about the New York Ghetto and everyday life trying to become something. They are faced with many everyday challenges from romance to life with AIDS.
Rated 09 Nov 2007
john_lockeJohn Locke
Rated 28 Feb 2008
82
28th
Love the music.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
nancyNancy
Rated 26 Aug 2010
95
96th
Wonderful music, moving, and fun, Rent is one of my favorite musical dramedies. It's better as a movie version than a stage version and that's something I almost never say about plays or musicals.
Rated 26 Aug 2010

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