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| Directed by | Chris Columbus |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Chbosky |
| Based on | Rent by Jonathan Larson La bohème by Giacomo Puccini Luigi Illica Giuseppe Giacosa Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger |
| Produced by | Jane Rosenthal Robert De Niro Chris Columbus Mark Radcliffe Michael Barnathan |
| Starring | Rosario Dawson Taye Diggs Wilson Jermaine Heredia Jesse L. Martin Idina Menzel Adam Pascal Anthony Rapp Tracie Thoms |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | Richard Pearson |
| Music by | Jonathan Larson |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $31.7 million |
Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's 1996 Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, which is itself based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger.
The film, which features six of the eight original Broadway cast members reprising their lead roles,[a][b] depicts the lives of several bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, drugs, paying their rent, and life under the shadow of AIDS in the gritty East Village of New York City from 1989 to 1990.
The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised the performances but criticized its writing, casting, and direction. It failed to cover its production costs at the box office.
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