Rent

2005 film by Chris Columbus
Movie film Q1049095
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Rent

Summary

Rent is a film[1]. Rent ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,526 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rent's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Rent was directed by Chris Columbus[4].
  • Stephen Chbosky wrote the screenplay for Rent[5].
  • Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay for Rent[6].
  • Jonathan Larson wrote the screenplay for Rent[7].
  • Rent's composer is recorded as Jonathan Larson[8].
  • Rent's composer is recorded as Rob Cavallo[9].
  • Rent's composer is recorded as Jamie Muhoberac[10].
  • Rent's composer is recorded as Tim Pierce[11].
  • Rent's genre is musical film[12].
  • Rent's genre is drama film[13].
  • Rent's based on is recorded as Rent[14].
  • Rent's based on is recorded as Scenes of Bohemian Life[15].
  • A cast member of Rent was Anthony Rapp[16].
  • A cast member of Rent was Adam Pascal[17].
  • A cast member of Rent was Rosario Dawson[18].
  • A cast member of Rent was Jesse L. Martin[19].
  • A cast member of Rent was Wilson Jermaine Heredia[20].
  • A cast member of Rent was Idina Menzel[21].
  • A cast member of Rent was Tracie Thoms[22].
  • A cast member of Rent was Taye Diggs[23].
  • A cast member of Rent was Mackenzie Firgens[24].
  • A cast member of Rent was Kenny Hughes[25].
  • A cast member of Rent was Jordi Caballero[26].
  • A cast member of Rent was Jacki R. Chan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Chris Columbus[28], Robert De Niro[29], Jane Rosenthal[30], Michael Barnathan[31], and Mark Radcliffe[32]. Rent was directed by Chris Columbus[4]. Screenwriters include Stephen Chbosky[5], Chris Columbus[6], and Jonathan Larson[7]. Cast members include Anthony Rapp[16], Adam Pascal[17], Rosario Dawson[18], Jesse L. Martin[19], Wilson Jermaine Heredia[20], and Idina Menzel[21].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2005[33] and April 13, 2006[34]. The original language of Rent was English[35]. Genres include musical film[12] and drama film[13]. Rent was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Rent's main subject is LGBTQ[37].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9[38], 53/100[39], and 47%[40].

Why It Matters

Rent ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,526 views/month).[2] Rent has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Rent is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 294870
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 294870, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 39220
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 40647, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2006-04-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Stephen Chbosky, Chris Columbus, Jonathan Larson
    Duration → {'amount': '+135'}
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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