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In New York's East Village, a group of bohemians struggle to express themselves through their art and strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. Roger is an aspiring songwriter who has emotionally shut down after his girlfriend's suicide. Despite his attraction, he is reluctant to start a new romance with his downstairs neighbor Mimi Marquez,... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Musical/Performing Arts |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 15 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 23rd, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs, sexuality, and for some strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$29,077,547 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Melinda Ennis
"Don't wait to rent this well-adapted version of the Broadway hit..." more...
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B+ |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Some of the staging is just dumb." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"On film, Rent is the sound of one hand clapping." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"...a pretty good version of a pretty great stage phenomenon." more...
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B |
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