Movies and TvShows featuring "rent" theme.
Repulsion is a psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski. It tells the story of a young woman named Carol who becomes increasingly isolated and mentally unstable. As she descends into madness, she experiences hallucinations, delusions, and a fear of sexual encounters. The film explores themes of repression, loneliness, and the effects of trauma on the human psyche.
After a thief steals their Christmas presents, Craig and Day-Day must find a way to pay their rent and recover their stolen goods before Christmas morning.
Joe moves into a New York City apartment filled with cockroaches. The cockroaches are not ordinary, they can sing and dance. Joe and the cockroaches face eviction from their rent-controlled apartment, and they must come up with a plan to save their home.
In House Broken, a slacker named Cathkart struggles with money problems and decides to take on various odd jobs to improve his situation. Along the way, he gets involved in hilarious and awkward situations, including encounters with a masseuse, a mannequin, and a peeping tom. As he navigates through these strange experiences, Cathkart learns valuable lessons about life, love, and responsibility.
Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.
Hustle & Flow follows the story of DJay, a pimp and drug dealer who aspires to become a successful rapper. With the help of his friends and a sound engineer, DJay navigates the challenges of the music industry in order to achieve his dreams.
Based on a true story, 'The Best of Enemies' follows the unlikely friendship between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C.P. Ellis as they co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina in 1971.
"Shangri-La Plaza" is a musical-comedy pilot made for CBS-TV in 1990. The all-sung “Shangri-La Plaza” was directed by Nick Castle and written and created by Mark Mueller and Nick Castle. It starred The Office’s Melora Hardin, Chris Sarandon and Broadway’s original Beast and Javert Terrence Mann, a two-time Tony Award Nominee for Best Actor. It also featured the very young tap dancing phenomenon Savion Glover in one of his first television appearances. The pilot was filmed on location in an actual mini-mall at the corner of Vineland Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.
Kajillionaire follows a dysfunctional family of con artists who rely on their cunning and absurd tactics to survive. When they invite a stranger to join their latest heist, their carefully constructed world is turned upside down.
Dennis Doyle, a lazy and out-of-shape man, realizes the error of his ways when his ex-girlfriend Libby, who is about to marry the successful Whit, comes back into his life. Determined to prove himself, Dennis decides to run a marathon to show Libby that he can change. Along the way, he faces various challenges, including a gambling debt, a pregnant bride, and his own lack of self-discipline. With the help of his best friend and a dedicated trainer, Dennis pushes himself to the limit to win back the love of his life.
New Worlds is a TV mini-series that takes place in 1680s British America. It explores the clash between native Americans, Protestants, Catholics, and the aristocracy. The plot centers around treason, outlaws, and the struggles of different social classes.
Umberto D., an aging pensioner in post-World War II Italy, battles poverty and loneliness as he tries to fend off eviction and find companionship in his loyal dog.
Rising Damp is a British sitcom set in a run-down boarding house, focusing on the interactions between the landlord, his tenants, and the various comedic situations that arise. The show explores themes of class, race, and relationships with a humorous touch.
Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
When two friends working at a car wash find themselves in the middle of a kidnapping and ransom plot, they must come up with a plan to save the day.
Best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
Set in northern England, a man must choose between his overbearing father and a strong-willed woman he loves.
In New York City, a slumlord and a tenant go head-to-head over a Cadillac. The comedic battle escalates as they try to outwit each other in order to gain control of the luxury car.
Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to co-exist.
In Family Romance, LLC, a man offers himself as a rental family member to people who either want to experience familial love or need someone to impersonate missing family members. The story follows the man's interactions with clients, including a young girl who wants her absent father to attend her school’s cherry blossom party. As the man becomes more involved in their lives, he starts to question the emotional toll his job takes on him.