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Rental Family

Rental Family

Rental Family

PG-13
1h 50m
2025

Certified Fresh

87%

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Set in modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family” follows an American actor — portrayed by Brendan Fraser — struggling to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.

Director:

Producer:

Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi

Writer:

Hikari, Stephen Blahut

Cast:

Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Shinji Ozeki, Takao Kin, Risa Kameda, Yuma Sonan, Kana Kitty, Gan Furukawa, Yuji Komatsu, Ryoko Osada, Helen Sadler, Kaoru Mizuki, Shohei Uno, Sonoe Mizoguchi, Keiji Yamashita, Bun Kimura, Yuki Kimura, Tsutomu Osabe, Rei Yukinaga, Shiho Asami, Seiga, Kazue Oda, Misato Morita, Daikichi Sugawara, Hideko Hara, Nanami Kawakami, Nanami Kawakami, Tamae Ando, Kan Kobayashi, Yuka Itaya, Hinata Kaizu, Shino Shinozaki, Masayuki Shida, Masayo Umezawa, Sei Matobu, Giiko, Rihito Tachibana, Haru Naito, Sousuke Yoshida, Rikuto Ishizuka, Kiyoko Nishimura, Yutaka Saigoh, Michiko Aoki, Kenta Imanishi, Yoko Yazawa, Mayu Ozawa, Masanori Iwasaki, Misuzu Kanno, Hiro Ueno, Tomo Kawaguchi, JJ, Masakazu Saiga, Ryuta Kimuras, Kenji Kishida, Moeko Koyama

© 2025 Searchlight Pictures

RENTAL FAMILY Revealed

RENTAL FAMILY Revealed

10 MIN

DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES

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17 MIN

Columbus

2 MIN

Crying Session

2 MIN

Apology

40 SEC

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Certified Fresh

87%

Critics Consensus: A sweet-natured dramedy about faking human connection until you make it, Rental Family provides Brendan Fraser an ideal showcase for his sensitive star power while backing him up with a terrific ensemble.

Reviews

Sydney Morning Herald

Fresh

It’s a sweet film with a touching ending and Fraser, with his wide-eyed looks and well-meaning air, is perfect casting but Hikari’s direction is a little too leisurely. It strips out the tension and the film doesn’t work quite as well as it deserves to.

Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Fresh

It never becomes overly melodramatic or heavy-handed, and although it deals with shades of grey in some of the themes it touches on, it doesn't delve too deeply into them, contenting itself with delivering a feel-good experience. [Full review in Spanish].

Phantom Tollbooth

Fresh

The real center of ‘Rental Family” is Brendan Fraser who, with a gentle touch and smile, wends his way through the assignments given him and brings warmth to the characters in the film and to the audience.

Fresh

A dynamic Hira, known for TV series Giri/Haji and Shogun, puts in memorable work, but this is Fraser's film. His turn, including some impressive Japanese dialogue exchanges, is the heart of this sweet, low-key oddity.

Fresh

A beautiful, non-judgmental dramedy, Rental Family honours the service at its core.

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:November 21, 2025
Languages:English, Spanish
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
5.1

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