Rental Family

Name: Rental Family
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2025-11-20
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto

2025·Movie·PG-13·110 min·★ 7.7(917)

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“Happiness tailored to you!”

An American actor in Tokyo 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.

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Can I watch Rental Family in United States? Yes — you can stream Rental Family in United States on Hulu, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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France	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Spain	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Brazil	Disney Plus	—
Japan	Disney Plus	Amazon Video

About Rental Family

Rental Family is a 2025 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Hikari. The cast is led by Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hulu.

Rental Family was produced by Sight Unseen Pictures and Domo Arigato Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on November 20, 2025, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $27 million worldwide.

Director: Hikari
Writers: Hikari, Stephen Blahut
Release date: November 20, 2025
OTT release: January 13, 2026
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $27 million
Production: Sight Unseen Pictures, Domo Arigato Productions

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Rental Family cast & crew

Rental Family was directed by Hikari and written by Hikari and Stephen Blahut.

The cast features Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vanderploeg, Takehiro Hira as Shinji Tada, Mari Yamamoto as Aiko Nakajima, Shannon Mahina Gorman as Mia Kawasaki, Akira Emoto as Kikuo Hasegawa, and Paolo Andrea Di Pietro as Handsome Actor.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jon Thor Birgisson, cinematography is by Takuro Ishizaka, and it was produced by Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev.

Is Rental Family worth watching?

Rental Family holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 917 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Rental Family is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Rental Family

In United States, you can stream Rental Family on Hulu, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 13, 2026.

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