Updated Mar 28, 2026
Rental Family - Hidden Gem of 2025 Popcornmeter 96% Rotten Tomatoes 87% IMDb 7.6 This is a beautiful film based on real life rental experience in Japan. It’s heartwarming , refreshing screenplay with brilliant acting by great actors. Brendan Fraser is a class actor.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Rental Family. One of the very best movies of 2025. Brendan Fraser is an American actor in Japan who who works for an agency playing roles in the lives of strangers. It’s dramatic and heartwarming. I recommend it highly. 1-22-26.
Perfectly effective heartwarmer, but ultimately too saccharine to be memorable. #RentalFamily
A beautiful, heart-touching and hard-hitting story with beautiful characters that takes place in a beautiful city in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. A beautiful film that gave the feel of a warm hug on a cold day.❤️ Rental Family(2025) Dir. Hikari
"Sometimes all we need is someone to look us in the eye and remind us we exist." Rental Family (2025) Dir. Hikari
I'm so sad both #RentalFamily and #TrainDreams didnt get anything. You will always be loved 😭💔 #Oscars
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Rent dad/ mom is wokay! What fresh hell is this? #RentalFamily
A college classmate did this in 2003. Hired his good-looking, English-speaking cook to attend the PTM as his father. Paid him ₹10K. It was on a Saturday, and the cook gave an Oscar-level performance. Everything was perfect. Until the following Tuesday, when his real father
