'Rental Family' spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

Rental Family,” a moving drama from Searchlight Pictures starring Brendan Fraser, is sure to spark interest in Japan’s ...
Roger Ebert

Rental Family

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

Rental Family (UK Trailer 2)

Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he ...

‘Rental Family’ cowriter Stephen Blahut reveals the ‘most meaningful’ scene from the Oscar hopeful

Those global experiences helped inform Rental Family, a tender drama starring Brendan Fraser as an American actor who has ...
The Japan Times

'Rental Family' brings real-world insight to modern loneliness

Actor Mari Yamamoto drew on her journalist’s eye to bring authenticity to her role in a film about hired stand-in friends and ...

When Will Rental Family Get Its Digital Release Date?

Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari, Rental Family is a new comedy-drama film starring Brendan Fraser as Phillip ...
The Cinemaholic

Is Rental Family Based on a True Story?

Rental Family’ is the intriguing story of Phillip Vandarploeug, an American actor living in Japan. He faces a career crisis, ...

‘Rental Family' Review: Brendan Fraser Sells Happiness in a Gig Economy Drama About the Reality of the Roles We Play

Hikari's Tokyo-set drama stars Fraser as a wayward American actor whose latest part is pretending to be the father of an ...