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

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)

Trailer

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