Rental Family North America Box Office: Brendan Fraser’s Comedy Drama Smashes His Previous Film The Whale’s Record With Opening Day

Brendan Fraser’s new film Rental Family surges past key box office milestones once held by The Whale as Oscar buzz grows.

How Brendan Fraser Confronted His Loneliness in ‘Rental Family' and His Warning on AI Acting: ‘It Strikes Me as a Form of Plagiarism'

Three years after his triumphant Oscar win for “The Whale,” Brendan Fraser has found his next deeply personal project in an ...

'Rental Family' writer-director says new comedy based on real service providing human connection

"Rental Family" is a new movie that just opened to rave reviews. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor struggling to ...

Brendan Fraser Digs In on His Post-Oscar Career and Why 'Rental Family' Felt Like a Return to '90s-Style Independent Filmmaking

Two years ago, Brendan Fraser took home his first Academy Award for starring in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," and ushered ...
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‘Rental Family’ spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate ...

The Real Inspiration Behind 'Rental Family'

While Vaisman knew his big brother was a volunteer, Mia has no idea in the film that Phillip isn’t her real father, nor that ...

‘Rental Family’ is an Oscar-baiting comedy-drama that makes you want to cry for all the wrong reasons

Brendan Fraser is endearing in Japanese director Hikari's second feature, but it tries too hard to tug at our heartstrings.

There's schmaltz for sale in Rental Family and business is booming

An American actor in Tokyo forges white-lie connections through a rent-a-family agency in the cloying, smug Rental Family.