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Rent

2019 · 135 min

A raw, soaring stage musical that sweeps you up in its youthful energy while aching with loss and illness.

Directed by: Alex Rudzinski
Genres: Music, Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Jordan Fisher, Brennin Hunt, Vanessa Hudgens

Overview: The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.

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Directed by: Alex Rudzinski
Genres: Music, Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Jordan Fisher, Brennin Hunt, Vanessa Hudgens

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
love
survival
isolation
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: music, tv movie, drama
Directed by: Alex Rudzinski
Written by: Jonathan Larson
Starring: Jordan Fisher, Brennin Hunt, Vanessa Hudgens, Kiersey Clemons, Brandon Victor Dixon, Valentina, Mario, Tinashe
Music: Jonathan Larson
Runtime: 135 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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