Searchlight has announced their home entertainment releases for ‘Rental Family’ directed by HIKARI and starring Brendan Fraser. The film will make its way home early on Digital starting January 13, followed by the physical Blu-ray release on February 17, 2026.

See the Feel-Good Movie of the Year When

Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family Arrives
on Digital Jan. 13 and Blu-ray™ Feb. 17

 

BURBANK, CA (January 8, 2026) – Journey to Japan and into the heart of human connection with Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family when the film arrives on digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home January 13, followed by a Blu-ray release February 17.

 

Set in modern-day Tokyo, HIKARI’s Rental Family stars Academy Award®–winning Brendan Fraser as a has-been American actor searching for purpose and belonging in a society where he feels increasingly adrift. An unexpected acting call leads him to a “rental family” agency, where he is hired to play stand-in roles for strangers seeking connection. As performance begins to blur with reality, the immersive role-playing awakens his humanity and compassion, drawing him deeply into his clients’ lives and pushing him off-script whenever his empathetic heart takes over. Searchlight’s Rental Family channels the emotional depth of award-winning director, producer, and co-writer HIKARI (Beef, Tokyo Vice, 37 Seconds), who believes cinema “allows us to view others with empathy, creates space for conversation, and see parts of ourselves we did not know existed.”

 

Produced by Eddie Vaisman, p.g.a, Julia Lebedev, p.g.a, HIKARI, p.g.a, and Shin Yamaguchi, p.g.a, Rental Family also stars Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, and Akira Emoto.

 

Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family has captured the hearts of audiences and critics alike, praised as “universally resonant” (Clayton Davis, Variety) and “poignant and humorous” (Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter). The film is also certified on Rotten Tomatoes® as Verified Hot with a 96% Popcornmeter score and holds an 88% Certified Fresh Tomatometer rating from critics.

 

Audiences of all ages can embrace the refreshing warmth and humanity of Rental Family whenever they’re in need of humor and connection, now available to add to your movie collection on digital and Blu-ray.

 

Digital & Blu-ray Bonus Materials*

• Featurette: Rental Family Revealed — Go behind the scenes with Brendan Fraser, director HIKARI, and the Japanese cast as they explore friendship, culture, found family, and filming in Japan in this intimate look at the making of Rental Family.

 

• Deleted/Extended Scenes:
  • Columbus
  • Crying Session
  • Apology
  • Aiko’s First Client
  • Clearbright
  • Tickets
  • Audition
  • Phone Call
  • Final Montage

 

*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer.

Product Specifications

Street Date

Digital: January 13, 2026

Physical: February 17, 2026

 

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD

Physical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code)

 

Feature Run Time

Approx. 110 minutes

 

Rating

U.S.: PG-13 for thematic elements, some strong language, and suggestive material.

 

Aspect Ratio

Digital: Widescreen 2.00:1

Physical: Widescreen 2.00:1

 

Disc Size

Blu-ray: 50GB

 

Audio

Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms), Spanish and French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital and French Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital

 

Subtitles

Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French

Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French (some platforms)