Rental Family,” a moving drama from Searchlight Pictures starring Brendan Fraser, is sure to spark interest in Japan’s real-life industry

Brendan Fraser tells TheWrap about real-life rental family services that he learned about thanks to his new film

In this gentle comedy from the one-named Japanese director Hikari, an agency specializes in providing actors to make life's tough moments go a little more smoothly.

I’m not ready to call it the best film of 2025, but it might just be my favorite.

"Rental Family" is a new movie that just opened to rave reviews. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor struggling to find work in Japan who takes a job "pretending" to be a loved one for complete strangers.

Searchlight Pictures' TIFF-premiering Rental Family and two Sundance prize-winning documentaries — Cutting Through Rocks and Zodiac Killer Project — are among new indie releases this weekend but most steered clear of Universal's juggernaut Wicked: For Good.

Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari, Rental Family is a new comedy-drama film starring Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vandarploeug. The film first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6,