Movies Like Rent

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Chris Columbus

2 shared crewDir. Chris ColumbusDP: Stephen Goldblatt

Jeffrey

1995·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Christopher Ashley

5 shared themes: hiv, manhattan, new york city, aids...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

The Normal Heart

2014·2h 13m·★ 7.9·Ryan Murphy

4 shared themes: hiv, aids, based on play or musical...Fans also liked

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

Themes: hiv, aids, gay themeFans also liked

The Cure

1995·1h 37m·★ 7.7·Peter Horton

Themes: hiv, aidsTMDB recommends

House of Boys

2009·2h·★ 6.5·Jean-Claude Schlim

Themes: aids, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Beautiful Thing

1996·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Hettie Macdonald

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Torch Song Trilogy

1988·2h·★ 7.8·Paul Bogart

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Get Real

1998·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Simon Shore

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Trick

1999·1h 29m·★ 7.2·Jim Fall

Themes: manhattan, new york city, gay themeFans also liked

The Boys in the Band

1970·2h·★ 7.6·William Friedkin

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also liked

Were the World Mine

2008·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Tom Gustafson

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also liked

The Prom

2020·2h 11m·★ 5.9·Ryan Murphy

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also liked

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Closer

2004·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

DP: Stephen GoldblattDrama & Romance

All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

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Rent

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5

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