47% based on reviews from 175 critics, with an average rating of 5.90/10. The site's critic consensus reads, "Fans of the stage musical may forgive Rent its flaws, but weak direction, inescapable staginess and an irritating faux-boho pretension prevent the film from connecting on screen." On another review aggregator, Metacritic, the film received a score of 53 out of 100 based on 35 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". See also List of Christmas films References Footnotes Bibliography Yahoo! Movies: Greg's Preview for Rent Tuesday Night Movie Club: Rent Script Review Playbill: Will Justin Timberlake Appear in Movie Version of Rent? Playbill: Rent Film Aims to Start Production in Spring 2005 for Late-Year Release "Seasons of Love" Press Release, August 2, 2005 Movies On Line: RENT...Stars For Rent Broadway World: Success of Rent Promises Good Tidings for Upcoming Broadway Films External links Official blog Interview with Anthony Rapp and Taye Diggs and also Stephen John Ramirez 2005 films 2005 LGBT-related films 2000s musical drama films African-American LGBT-related films African-American musical films American LGBT-related films American musical drama films American rock musicals Bisexuality-related films Cross-dressing in American films Columbia Pictures films Films based on musicals Films based on Scenes of Bohemian Life Films directed by Chris Columbus Films set in 1989 Films set in 1990 Films set in New York City Films shot in New Mexico Films shot in San Francisco HIV/AIDS in American films Lesbian-related films Gay-related films LGBT-related musical drama films Revolution Studios films Films with screenplays by Stephen Chbosky Films produced by Chris Columbus Films produced by Robert De Niro Films produced by Michael Barnathan 1492 Pictures films Transgender-related films 2000s Christmas films 2005 drama films Female bisexuality in film 2000s English-language films 2000s American films