In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Directed by Chris Columbus
aids
musical
based on play or musical
hiv
rock opera
missing person
lgbt
mugging
manhattan, new york city
gay theme
Rank
#52 in 2005·#3663 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Anthony Rapp
Mark Cohen
Adam Pascal
Roger Davis
Rosario Dawson
Mimi Marquez
Jesse L. Martin
Tom Collins
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Angel Dumott Schunard
Idina Menzel
Maureen Johnson
Tracie Thoms
Joanne Jefferson
Taye Diggs
Benjamin Coffin III
Julia Roth
Rent Tenant
Porscha Radcliffe
Rent Tenant
Stephen Payne
Homeless Squeegee Man
Darryl Chan
Thug
Crew
Chris Columbus
Director
Stephen Chbosky
Screenplay
Jonathan Larson
Original Music Composer
Richard Pearson
Editor
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Robert De Niro
Producer
Kevin McCollum
Executive Producer
Chris Columbus
Producer
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Jane Rosenthal
Producer
Mark Radcliffe
Producer
Jeffrey Seller
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
668 reviews
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TracyPRO
7.0★ · 05/28/26
This already made me sad but then I was thinking about how my uncle in his late 20’s probably felt watching this. Must’ve resonated with him because 20 years later it’s his favorite musical.
This already made me sad but then I was thinking about how my uncle in his late 20’s probably felt watching this. Must’ve resonated with him because 20 years later it’s his favorite musical.
