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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

2008 · 165 min

A raw, heartfelt stage experience that sweeps you up in its soaring songs and leaves you quietly devastated.

Directed by
Michael John Warren
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Michael McElroy
Tagline
Rent's final performance on Broadway.
Overview
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

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Directed by
Michael John Warren
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Michael McElroy
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • love
    • survival
    • art
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • musical
    • ensemble
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Directed by
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