Rent-A-Pal (2020)

Directed by

Jon Stevenson

Genre

horror, thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

15

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 136 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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