Journey to Japan and into the heart of human connection with Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family, the film arrived on digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home today!
Discover the joy of unexpected connections. RENTAL FAMILY, starring Academy Award® winner Brendan Fraser, one of my favorite actors, he shines n this sleeper hit of 2025:
Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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.
Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family has captured the hearts of audiences and critics alike, praised as “universally resonant” (Clayton Davis, Variety) and “poignant and humorous” (Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter). The film is also certified on Rotten Tomatoes® as Verified Hot with a 96% Popcornmeter score and holds an 88% Certified Fresh Tomatometer rating from critics.
Directed by: HIKARI
Screenplay by: HIKARI, Stephen Blahut
Produced by: Eddie Vaisman, p.g.a, Julia Lebedev, p.g.a, HIKARI, p.g.a, Shin Yamaguchi, p.g.a
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto
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