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Question about iTunes movies rental or purchases

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Just got a new Apple TV tonight and it set up flawlessly, so this is not really an ATV question, it's really a content/iTunes question.

I'm trying to bring my unfilled list over from Blockbuster and the movie "Drive" is on it. I went to iTunes and saw there was only the option to buy, not rent, the movie. Does iTunes do this when releasing new movies for a set amount of time and then allow you to rent it later on or will this always be a purchase?

Also looked for the movie J. Edgar which should be releasing toward the end of next month. The movie was not listed at all. Generally how long before you can rent it will a movie is eligible to be put on a wish list?

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Apple has no control over this, it's all in the hands of the studios as to when they decide to make a movie available and whether its a rental or not.

Broadly speaking, yes the movie will almost certainly be available for rental at some point.
 

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