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Rent-A-Pal

Original title: Rent-a-Pal
  • 20202020
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.4K
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Wil Wheaton, Brian Landis Folkins, and Amy Rutledge in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
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  • Horror
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1990: David, 40, looks after his dementia mom. He uses a video dating service to no avail. He buys a "Rent-A-Pal" video tape and things change.1990: David, 40, looks after his dementia mom. He uses a video dating service to no avail. He buys a "Rent-A-Pal" video tape and things change.1990: David, 40, looks after his dementia mom. He uses a video dating service to no avail. He buys a "Rent-A-Pal" video tape and things change.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.4K
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  • Director
    • Jon Stevenson
  • Writer
    • Jon Stevenson
  • Stars
    • Brian Landis Folkins
    • Wil Wheaton
    • Kathleen Brady
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jon Stevenson
  • Writer
    • Jon Stevenson
  • Stars
    • Brian Landis Folkins
    • Wil Wheaton
    • Kathleen Brady
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos2

    Rent-A-Pal
    Trailer 1:48
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:49
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    Photos110

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    Karin Carr in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
    Sara Woodyard in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
    Olivia Hendrick in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
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    Brian Landis Folkins in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
    Kathleen Brady in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
    Brian Landis Folkins in Rent-a-Pal (2020)
    Josh Staab in Rent-a-Pal (2020)

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    Brian Landis Folkins
    Brian Landis Folkins
    • Davidas David
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Andyas Andy
    Kathleen Brady
    • Lucilleas Lucille
    Amy Rutledge
    Amy Rutledge
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Adrian Egolf
    • Dianeas Diane
    Olivia Hendrick
    • Susanas Susan
    Karin Carr
    • Carlaas Carla
    Sara Woodyard
    • Maryas Mary
    Josh Staab
    • Camera Guyas Camera Guy
    Luke Sorge
    • Video Rendezvous Customeras Video Rendezvous Customer
    Brandon Fryman
    Brandon Fryman
    • Skate City Employeeas Skate City Employee
    Brandon Jay Anderson
    • Extraas Extra
    Nathaniel D. Bourn
    • Extraas Extra
    Haley Laughlin-Bourn
    • Extraas Extra
    Geoff Chadwick
    • Extraas Extra
    Brain Farvar
    • Extraas Extra
    Sven Jorgenson
    • Extraas Extra
    Patricia Kruchten
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    • Director
      • Jon Stevenson
    • Writer
      • Jon Stevenson
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    Storyline

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    User reviews118

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A film content to go at its own pace that I quite enjoyed
    In a modern world where horror movies are forced to apply the golden rule of "a scare every 10 minutes", a film like 'Rent-A-Pal' is a refreshing alternative. Not enough films respect their audience anymore, but this one does - almost to a fault. It comes in at 108 minutes long, which is roughly 18 minutes longer than 95% of modern horror movies. And it is significantly slower and more drawn out than those other films as well. This is a film that isn't going to be rushed or hurried along by anyone. It knows where its going and the route it wants to take to get there, and that's what it goes about doing. The results are pretty decent.

    After reading the synopsis for 'Rent-A-Pal' I wasn't exactly sure how the film was going to go. It was hard for me to imagine how they could pull off a film like that. Even still, as I was watching it, it was more unique than I expected it to be. It was hard to know whether the film just wanted you to buy into the concept, or whether there was more going on than met the eye. The film does get quite uncomfortable at times. They didn't want to make it easy on the audience and they certainly did a good job of making us squirm through the awkwardness of certain scenes.

    'Rent-A-Pal' never feels in your face, or like its going out of its way to impress you. It's quite an understated film in that sense. It's a film where a long way into the runtime you may be asking yourself exactly where this is going - but in a good way. You'll ask that in a sense that you want to know, rather than out of frustration. The ending was reasonably well done I thought, without being anything mind-blowing. I had a good time with 'Rent-A-Pal' and I would call this a slightly above average film worth having a look at.
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    • jtindahouse
    • Sep 14, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rent-a-Pal
    • Filming locations
      • Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Production company
      • Pretty People Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,901
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,650
      • Sep 13, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,053
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes

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