Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

2008 · 165 min · EN · 7.9 (89 votes)
Dir. Michael John Warren · Starring Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Michael McElroy, Rodney Hicks, Tracie Thoms, Justin Johnston

“Rent's final performance on Broadway.”

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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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A raw, passionate, and ultimately uplifting look at life, love, and loss in gritty 80s NYC. This filmed stage musical captures the spirit of survival against all odds, with anthemic songs and a powerful ensemble.

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