Frankfurt Movies: Rental Family (OV)
Details
The first movie of the year will be Brendan Fraser’s new film Rental Family, a dramedy set in Tokyo and directed by Hikari. We'll meet at 19:30 at Cinéma for a pre-movie gathering, and the film will start at 20:30.
📅 Date & Time: Monday, January 12th, 2026. Meet at 19:30, screening starts at 20:30.
🎟️ Ticket Price: 12€. Each person buys their own ticket, either online or at the cinema.
🔗 Link to book the tickets: https://www.arthouse-kinos.de/filme/rental-family-47680/
📍 Location: Cinéma, Roßmarkt 7, 60311 Frankfurt am Main (close to Hauptwache).
About the Film
📽️ Rental Family (2025)
- Directed by: Hikari.
- Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto.
- Duration: 1h50m
- Language: English (Original Version).
- Critic (Rotten Tomatoes): A sweet-natured dramedy about faking human connection until you make it, Rental Family provides Brendan Fraser an ideal showcase for his sensitive star power while backing him up with a terrific ensemble.
- Synopsis (Letterboxd): An American actor in Tokyo 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.
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pqP6ClcE8
Kurze Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch
Wir starten das neue Jahr mit Rental Family, dem neuen Film mit Brendan Fraser – einer warmherzigen Dramedy, die in Tokio spielt und von Hikari inszeniert wurde.
Wir treffen uns am Montag, den 12. Januar 2026, um 19:30 Uhr im Kino Cinéma nahe der Hauptwache zu einem Drink, bevor der Film um 20:30 Uhr beginnt. Tickets kosten 12 € und können online oder direkt im Kino gekauft werden.