Can't authorize iTunes to play a movie I own?

Hi! I bought a movie a long time ago on iTunes and have watched it before. I went to try and watch it again and got an authorization message. I typed in my password, but the same window asking me to authorize this computer to play the movie popped up again. It continues to do so whenever I type in my password, which I know is correct. How do I fix this and get it to play my movie?

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