Japan boasts about 100 million people packed mostly into a main island smaller than California, and yet the portrait of that nation painted in “Rental Family” is one of rampant, incurable loneliness.

Brendan Fraser is quietly endearing in this fish-out-of-water tale of an American actor in Tokyo who accepts some highly unusual assignments. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Actor Brendan Fraser, now 56 years old, has made a wide variety of movies since his career kicked off nearly 35 years ago. From young hunk roles in films like “Encino Man” to box office action star ...

The return of Brendan Fraser to movies has been full of fun surprises over the past several years. Running time: 103 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some strong language, thematic elements, suggestive material) ...

The premise of Rental Family sounds preposterous but completely works. A wonderful, charming, sad Brendan Fraser plays struggling American actor Phillip Vandarpleog. He’s lived in Japan for seven ...

Hikari’s beautifully moving and affably humorous story of human connection, “Rental Family,” kicks off with one funeral and culminates with another, demonstrating the evolution that our protagonist, ...

Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan return in a better executed, equally goofball sequel about a family’s tangles with organized crime. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

In "Rental Family," the touchy-feely dramedy from writer-director Hikari, Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser plays Phillip Vandarploeug, an American actor who's living in Japan and, well, struggling.

Rental Family from director HIKARI and first time screenwriter Stephen Blahut is exactly what I hoped it would be. It’s a sentimental, touching story without being saccharine. It’s also predictable ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BAY NEWS 9) – A Florida family, including a 90-year-old man, said they are thankful to be alive after they survived a boating accident on Monday that forced them to endure strong ...

Nate Richard is a Resource Editor for Collider, a film and television critic, and a part-time amateur filmmaker. He graduated from Ball State University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in ...