Rent-A-Pal (2020)
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 136 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lonely bachelor buys a strange VHS tape that lets him talk with a charismatic man on screen. As he spends more time with his new video friend, his mental state starts to unravel.
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What happens
Rent-A-Pal is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Jon Stevenson and stars Wil Wheaton, Brian Landis Folkins, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, and Adrian Egolf. The film follows a bachelor who buys a strange VHS tape featuring a charismatic man whom he interacts. Rent-A-Pal was released on September 11, 2020, by IFC Midnight, and received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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