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No day but today.
No day but today.
Drama, Romance
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2005
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This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a tragedy has made Roger numb to new experiences, Mark begins capturing their world through his attempts to make a personal movie. In the year that follows, they and their friends deal with love, loss, and working together.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
135 min
Release date:
17 Nov 2005
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000
Revenue:
$31,670,620
Awards:
1 win & 21 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
As directed by Columbus, Jonathan Larson's East Village reworking of 'La Boheme' in the age of AIDS retains its calisthenic pathos, as well as most of its original cast, but you'd have to be a real Rent-Head to envisage Academy Awards in its future.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Nov 2005
rotten:
RENT is mediocre and recommended only to those who can claim a familiarity with the play.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
28 Nov 2005
fresh:
The film captures the beautiful spirit and the raw energy of Larson's play, and it respects the wonderful, gorgeous, life-affirming music.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
29 Nov 2005
rotten:
It's real -- and, on screen, it's really cringe-worthy. Not quite Phantom of the Opera cringe-worthy, but not as much fun to blow raspberries at, either.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
8 Dec 2005
rotten:
The movie, directed without a personal stamp of any kind by Chris Columbus, is so slick that the grime comes from a spray can and the grungy bohemian costumes look rented from a Betsey Johnson boutique sale.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
21 Dec 2005