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10 Best Movies Like Rent

If you loved Rent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school....

#2
Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

1974★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer....

#3
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

2008★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of TV Movie & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives ...

#4
Rent

Rent

2005★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#5
The Pass

The Pass

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’ sets the men up for a contras...

#6
RENT

RENT

2020★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rent for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Rent features book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre brings a new live production of Rent di...