Rental Family (2025)
- Directed by
- Hikari
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 905 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
An American actor living in Japan takes a job with a rental family agency. He pretends to be a relative for people who need a family member in their lives.
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What happens
Rental Family is a 2025 comedy-drama film directed by Hikari, who co-wrote it with Stephen Blahut. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor based in Japan who begins working for a rental family agency, where he plays roles in the lives of strangers. The supporting cast includes Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and Akira Emoto. An international co-production between the United States and Japan, Rental Family premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 and was released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on November 21, 2025. The film was officially released in Japan on February 27, 2026. It received positive reviews from critics, who singled out Fraser's performance. The National Board of Review included it on its list of the year's top 10 films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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