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Rental Family (Comedy/Drama)

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Rental Family (Comedy/Drama)
This program will broadcast live on July 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.
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Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.


Film image and related credits courtesy of Criterion Pictures.


This is a free online event, and AARP membership is not required.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    103 minutes
  • Language
    English, Japanese
  • Rating
    PG-13
  • Genre
    Comedy/Drama
  • Director
    Hikari
  • Screenwriter
    Hikari, Stephen Blahut
  • Producer
    Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev
  • Executive Producer
    Stephen Blahut, Tomo Koizumi, Jennifer Semler, Leonid Lebedev, Brendan Fraser, Oren Moverman
  • Cast
    Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto
  • Cinematographer
    Takuro Ishizaka
  • Editor
    Alan Baumgarten, Thomas A. Krueger
  • Production Design
    Norihiro Isoda, Masako Takayama
  • Composer
    Jon Thor Birgisson, Alex Somers
  • Sound Design
    Kevin Senzaki
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