Rental Family

Name: Rental Family
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: November 21, 2025
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 64

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Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: November 21, 2025

Summary: In modern-day Tokyo, an American actor (Brendan Fraser) struggles 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. ConfrontingIn modern-day Tokyo, an American actor (Brendan Fraser) struggles 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.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Runtime: 103 min

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Screen Rant Mae Abdulbaki

Sep 8, 2025

Rental Family is practically poetic in its handling of its themes. It gets to the root of human emotions and how they’re affected by the world around us and the decisions made by others. It’s a heartwarming film that asks thoughtful questions, and I promise you won’t be disappointed by its answers. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Nov 20, 2025

As an actor, Fraser’s second act has been a sight to behold, and he is the emotional anchor of this wonderfully life-affirming and quietly resonant film about the importance of being together that announces Hikari as a major talent to watch. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Nov 20, 2025

Though the oddness of the situation yields the same kinds of lightly funny observational moments that gave Lost in Translation some of its charm, Rental Family is, like Sofia Coppola’s movie, above all else a sweet drama about the difficulty of connections. Which makes it an unusually mature and considered experience at the movies. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Sep 13, 2025

Rental Family’s intent is to create a satisfying, touching, and ultimately emotional film with sweet performances and quiet drama, and that’s exactly what it delivers. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Nov 21, 2025

In the end, “Rental Family” is a movie that gives viewers a lot to ponder — about loneliness and family, about the importance of truth and the comfort of white lies — even if the delivery mechanism proves imperfect. Read full review

Empire Beth Webb

Jan 15, 2026

The execution doesn’t always keep up with the premise, but Fraser is an affable guiding light in this crowdpleaser about the complexities of connection. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 14, 2026

It is bafflingly complacent in its sentimentality and its sheer, fatuous implausibility, which makes it valueless and meaningless as drama and comedy. Read full review

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