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Rental Family
2025
· Movie
· 110 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #247
- IMDb #1115
- Rotten Tomatoes #470
- Letterboxd #859
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1324
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #123
+1 more
- AlloCiné #488
Every rating
75–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is IMDb on 75, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Hikari
- Writers
- Hikari, Stephen Blahut
- Released
- 20 November 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $26.6M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (58) →
Awards & nominations
See all 17 →7 wins from 17 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2026 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2026 | Best Intergenerational Film | Rental Family | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 2026 | Feature Studio or Independent – Comedy | Kei Kawamura | Winner |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Original Screenplay | Hikari and Stephen Blahut | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Young Performer | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Actor – Comedy or Musical | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Cinema for Peace Awards 2026 | Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year | Rental Family | Nominee |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists 2026 | Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | Jónsi and Alex Somers | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Studio or Independent – Comedy | Kei Kawamura | Winner |
Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Director Award | Hikari | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Hikari | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Narrative Feature Audience Award | Rental Family | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Rental Family | Winner |
Savannah Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award | Brendan Fraser | Winner |
Virginia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Director Award | Hikari | Winner |
Astra Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Comedy or Musical | Brendan Fraser | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Hikari and Stephen Blahut | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Intergenerational Film | Rental Family | Nominee |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination
| Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year | Rental Family | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Score – Independent Film | Jónsi and Alex Somers | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Youth Performance | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | Jónsi and Alex Somers | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Youth Performance | Shannon Mahina Gorman | Nominee |