Rental Family (2026)

Name: Rental Family
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2025-11-21

watched February 21, 2026

PG-13 · 11/21/2025 (US) · Drama, Comedy · 1h 50m

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.

Hikari
Director, Writer, Producer

the crowd

TMDB77%

IMDb7.6

RT88%

Metacritic64

ratings via · OMDb

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