Rent a Friend

4.5
  • Genre:Drama, Romance
  • Production:Spotted Productions
  • Released:2018-11-08
  • IMDB:tt10505558
Web magazine editor Mochizuki Nasa meets Yanase Sota who claims to be endowed with a "non-sexual relationship switch". Working as a "rent-a-friend", Sota is hired by Nasa who wants to test out a theory.
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Peacock (2025) Movie Review: Tragicomedy about a Rent-A-Friend Employee Analyzes the Depths of Human Experience  High On Films

Brendan Fraser Is the Friend Mari Yamamoto Needs in Tear-Jerking New 'Rental Family' Deleted Scene [Exclusive]  Collider

Down the Psychological Rabbit Hole with ‘Rent-A-Pal’  CU Denver News

Wil Wheaton is a very bad friend in trailer for horror-thriller 'Rent-A-Pal'  Entertainment Weekly

Need a friend? Website allows you to 'rent' a friend for the day  ABC30 Fresno

Movie Review: The Friend  Baltimore Magazine

Rent-a-Friend Phenom  God's World News

RENT-A-PAL Round Table With Director Jon Stevenson and Actors Wil Wheaton and Brian Landis Folkins  filminquiry.com

“I paid $47 an hour for someone to be my friend”  Vox

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Rent-A-Pal’ on Hulu, Where A Lonely Guy Gets Played By A Villain On Tape  Decider

I advertised myself as a ‘rental friend’. Then a man asked me to lick his toes  The Observer

Film Review: Rent a Friend (2018) by Mayu Akiyama  Asian Movie Pulse

Oscars: Austria Selects Bernhard Wenger’s ‘Peacock’ for Best International Feature Film Race  The Hollywood Reporter

The Real Inspiration Behind Rental Family and the Actors Who Play Roles in People's Lives  Time Magazine

Review: In a chaotic world, find comfort in 'The Friend' (and its enormous Great Dane)  The Seattle Times

Mr. Movie: ‘Rent-A-Pal’ is pure guilty pleasure  Tri-City Herald

‘Peacock’ Is a Cinematic Social Media Age Metaphor That Dissects Self-Presentation With Subtle Humor  The Hollywood Reporter

IFC Midnight Acquires Retro Thriller ‘Rent-A-Pal’  Deadline

Letterboxd to launch new movie rental feature in December  TechCrunch

‘The Friend’ is not just a buddy film  The Martha's Vineyard Times

Small Nuances: Bernhard Wenger on Peacock  Film International

Movie Review: 'Rent A Pal' IFC Midnight as Midnight Movie Hit on Its Hands  vocal.media

Wil Wheaton Is the Worst Friend Ever in Rent-A-Pal  Paste Magazine

Opinion: Introverts and extroverts unite — if you need a friend, be a friend  Springfield Daily Citizen

You can 'rent' a friend online, but is it safe?  ABC15 Arizona

Review: Rent a Friend  The Reel Bits

‘The Friend’ Review: The Writer vs. the Great Dane (Published 2025)  The New York Times

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘The Friend’ Extends Its Familiarity Far With Charm and Humor  InSession Film

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