Film version of RENT released for free streaming for a limited time
The 2005 Chris Columbus film version of RENT has been released for free streaming! The adaptation will be available to stream for a limited period of 14 days starting June 29th, 2021. Continue reading to find out how to watch the film all week! The 2005 film is an adaptation of the 1996 Broadway musical of the same name, and features six of the original Broadway cast members reprising their roles, 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 musical is now available to stream through our list of free streaming musicals. RENT is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La Bohème. On Broadway, RENT gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical. Browse all Broadway and West End shows that are now streaming.