96. Rental Family (2025)

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An American actor in Tokyo takes a job with a Japanese rental family agency, playing roles for strangers and finding purpose and human connection.

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Brendan Fraser, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Takehiro Hira, and Mari Yamamoto in Rental Family (2025)

Original title: Rental Family
PG-13 IMDb RATING: 7.9/10 (4028)

An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.