No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (Video 2006)
Clips featured.- clips shown, film discussed
"The Nostalgia Chick" Reality Bites (TV Episode 2012)
Lindsay Ellis compares this movie to "Rent" and winds up, reluctantly, defending the latter."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #21.122 (TV Episode 2013)
Clip included in montage of Rosario Dawson films"MsMojo" Top 10 Best Modern Movie Musicals (TV Episode 2017)
Rent is #2.
Supertwink (TV Movie 2006)
Richard Roeper mentions the film in his reviewQueer Duck: The Movie (Video 2006)
Mentioned by Queer Duck."Gilmore Girls" Merry Fisticuffs (TV Episode 2006)
Lorelai suggests a "Rent" theme for the party.- Referenced during the "Dreamgirls" review.
Knocked Up (2007)
A soundtrack of the musical can be seen at the beginning of the movie, when the 2 girls argue about listening to Green Day and this musical.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Song lyric: "Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbow to blow off Auntie Em"It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
"You can't quietly wipe out an entire city then watch 'It's a Wonderful Life' on TV."The Twilight Zone (TV Series 1959–1964)
In "What You Own" Roger&Mark reference life in America like "a Twilight Zone"Goldfinger (1964)
Collins and Angel dress up at the New Year's Eve party as James Bond and Pussy Galore, respectively.Car Wash (1976)
At the funeral, Mimi recounts a story where Angel repeats Lindy's line: "I'm more of a man than you'll ever be - and more of a woman than you'll ever get."
You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush (TV Special 2009)
"W" recommends this musical and sings some of "Seasons Of Love".Hay que Hacer un Musical (Short 2014)
song spoofed"Sanders Shorts" Musicals in Real Life: Rent (TV Episode 2016)
Mark and the others sing the song "Rent" and end up being kicked out of house and saying "Well, that backfired".- The song "Seasons of Love" from Rent is parodied.
"Fresh Off the Boat" Slide Effect (TV Episode 2017)
Spoofed as "Brent"
La vie de Bohème (1916)
Based on same operaBohème - Künstlerliebe (1923)
Based on same operaLa Bohème (1926)
Based on same operaMimi (1935)
Based on same operaZauber der Boheme (1937)
Based on same opera