Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. One of the longest running shows on Broadway, Rent was the winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk awards.
Apple TV: Customer Reviews
2012-12-23
Inspirational & Amazing
After hearing whispers about the production and film I decided to buy it once I found out it was our next school production. Why did I never come across it before? Quite simply amazing and for a film adaptation of a stage musical it is wonderful.
It's quite simply a must see & is now one of my favourite musicals.
2012-03-18
Epic film
Film is epic, makes me wish I had gone and watched it on Broadway when it was on there.
2012-02-28
Simply Amazing!!
Rent is easily one of my favourite movies and musicals of all time!! I can't even put into words how much I love this film, and the musical side of is so brilliant!! I love musicals, I feel a connection to that genre of movies like no other, so this movie moved me so much!! I laughed, cried and everything in between!! I have to commend the actors and actresses in this movie, it's most of the original broadway cast too, and I love that!! To be a triple threat is impressive, not everyone understands just how hard that is!!
2012-02-07
Incredible.
This film is amazing, a must watch movie !
2012-01-13
If you have any sense you will get this
This comes a very close second the the fabulous musical wicked. Its an amazing musical and the songs you just love instantly. It would be a mistake not to get this.
2011-02-02
Wow!
I saw this film a while ago, it has been my favourite film ever since! Love it!
2010-02-06
Amazing
Ican never find it in any shops and it's quite cheap compared to some of the other films on itunes, Buy it if you love Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs and Musicals
2009-03-28
Amazing.
This film is one of the best I have seen, and when I watch it over and over again, I still cry and I never get bored. I love it, and when my friend and I sang La Vie Boheme on a coach the other day in France everyone looked at us as if we were odd - becasue we were the only ones that knew the film. Dont get put off by the fact it is about AIDS and homosexuality though ... you wont regret watching it.
2009-03-23
So touching!
This is only just the second best musical ever! It could be first if I didn't like Wicked. I really like the songs and the energy everyone has! It's great. Buy this and you won't regret it.
2009-03-04
OMG
one of if not the best films i have ever seen it has everything in it from laughs to tears cud not stop cryin first time i saw it and everytime since!! if u have not brought this film buy it well worth the money!!!!!!
2009-02-09
Best film ever
The best film I have ever seen, and the only film I can watch over and over again. Isn't as well known as it should be, but everyone that knows it loves it!
2009-01-11
...ehem...
Can't believe you can't rent "Rent". Tut tut!
2008-12-18
A MUST WATCH!!
I reccomend this film highly - an absolutley amazing storyline. I have watched this over and over since I bought it and is not as popular as it should be!
Cant wait for this to come out in the west end!!
Best film I have seen since its release!!!
2008-11-18
The most inspirational film you will ever see.
And that really is what this film is. It's a gorgeous and heartbeaking film about a group of Bohemians, living in America during the AIDS epidemic. I first watched this film at 11pm, and managed to get to bed, tears streaming down my face at around 2am. But it is such a brilliant film, and all the actors just make this film amazing. It doesn't matter that it's a musical, because that just makes it all the stronger. There are some brilliant performances in this; from La Vie Bohem to I'll Cover You to Over the Moon, you'll find something that really touches your heart. I love it, and for £6.99, this is amazing.
