

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Acting
Garfield's Tony-winning chaos energy is genuinely unhinged.
Direction
Miranda's debut is a love letter to theater kids everywhere.
Score
Larson's actual songs, not Miranda mimicking him—crucial distinction.

Director
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jonathan Larson died of an aortic aneurysm at 35, the night before Rent's first preview. The film's final text hits different when you know.
That diner scene with actual Broadway legends? That's the real 1990s avant-garde theater scene, preserved like a time capsule. Miranda called in every favor.
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