Movie on Itunes Skipping?

I own Frozen on DVD and it came with a code to download a digital copy. As I was downloading it (using ITunes), my computer shut down from over-heating when it was almost done. I turned my laptop back on and continued downloading it. Later, I was watching the movie and everything was playing smoothly until the end. The last scenes started skipping and I'm not sure why. I think it might be due to the fact the downloading process was interrupted, but I'm not sure. If anyone could provide a solution that would be great!

Hey there AndieLau,
It sounds like at the moment your Digital Copy of Frozen is not playing back correctly at near the end. I would think it had something to do with the computer shutting down as well if it were streaming in the process. Try deleting the movie file, and re downloading it with this part of the article:
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
iTunes Store
Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store.
Click Purchased in the Quick Links section.
Select the content type that you want to download (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, or Books).
Select Not in My Library to view purchased content that isn't on your computer.
Find the item that you want to download. You can browse using the menu to the left. If you have more than 2,000 songs, you will see Recent Purchases instead of All Songs or Albums.
Click the Download icon next to the item you want to download.
If an item is already in your library, the Download icon won't appear.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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