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Opens November 21—Q&As with actor Brendan Fraser on November 22

2025. 103 m. Hikari. Searchlight Pictures. Japan/US. Japanese/English with subtitles. Rated PG-13.

Additional Q&A with Brendan Fraser added for 4:00pm on November 22

Set in 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.

"It’s a deceptively fiddly role, an actor playing an actor, who winds up acting out various roles for real people. But it’s a part made for Fraser and his lovely big, sad eyes."
India Block, London Evening Standard
"Rental Family is practically poetic... It gets to the root of human emotions and how they’re affected by the world around us and the decisions made by others. It’s a heartwarming film that asks thoughtful questions, and I promise you won’t be disappointed by its answers."
Mae Abdulbaki, Screen Rant

SPECIAL EVENTS

4:00pm Q&A with actor Brendan Fraser

4:00pm Q&A with actor Brendan Fraser

Saturday, Nov. 22 2025, 4:00

Tickets: $40 (members), $50 (nonmembers)

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7:00pm Q&A with actor Brendan Fraser *SOLD OUT*

7:00pm Q&A with actor Brendan Fraser *SOLD OUT*

Saturday, Nov. 22 2025, 7:00

  • Brendan Fraser is an Academy Award winner whose nuanced performances and compelling role choices have earned widespread acclaim. Fraser starred in Darren Aronofsky’s, The Whale, which premiered in December 2022 and earned him several awards including his first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Critics Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, AACTA International Award, Satellite Award, and nominations for a BAFTA Award, and Gotham Independent Film Award. Coming up, Fraser will portray Dwight D. Eisenhower in Pressure. In 2026, you will be able to see him in the Adult Animated Comedy Breaking Bear. Other recent works for Fraser include Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move as well as HBO’s Doom Patrol, the hit series where he stars as Cliff Steele/Robotman. Other credits include Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the Academy Award winning Crash, the lead role in the Mummy films, and many more.
This event is SOLD OUT. There will be a standby line starting one hour before showtime in person at the box office.

Tickets: $40 (members), $50 (nonmembers)

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