The Rental

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The Rental

R

2020

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

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Critics Consensus

Some tricky genre juggling makes The Rental a bit of a fixer-upper, but effective chills and a solid cast make this a fine destination for horror fans.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

02/28/2021

3/5

Delivering solid thrills and an ugly portrait of disintegrating relationships, The Rental is a clever meld of drama and horror.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

01/21/2021

4/5

Billed as an indie slasher, it works even better as a wickedly unsympathetic chamber piece.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

01/20/2021

2/5

It's pretty basic boilerplate, scary-movie stuff, with tropes and tricks that have already been extensively satirised elsewhere.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

07/12/2025

With a sharp story that delightfully remixes all-too-familiar slasher elements, anchored by four compelling performances, The Rental is a strong debut from Dave Franco that makes for satisfying summer viewing.

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Brandon Stanwyck

InSession Film

07/17/2024

C-

If Dave Franco is indeed determined to keep directing—and if each picture manages to be slightly better than the last—then by his fifth or sixth film he’ll surely churn out something noteworthy...

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/11/2024

3/5

Restrained and patient, The Rental has glimmers of potential without ever becoming the memorable, intelligent horror it seems to want to be.

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R T

@RT09582456 1d

The characters were just not likeable. I couldn't relate to them, so I didn't care what happened to them. It was slow at times. Not the worst, but i've seen much better and much scarier movies.

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Maureen K.

@RT93025282 Apr 26

Good lead up to a very lackluster end. I would have appreciated a better wrap up.

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Abbie K.

@RT53015825 Apr 17

Could’ve been explained better and had more interesting plot, not very scary nor does it make you wonder about air bnb safety

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Kristin A.

@foureyedfish Mar 15

Loved it! Engaging and terrifying!

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Andrew S

@Andrewfev Mar 7

The Rental is predictable, cliched, and lacking any real substance. The characters are largely unlikeable, and by the end, you find yourself wishing they’d be the ones to get killed off. I’d call it a "slasher" movie, though it delivers very few kills and almost no creativity or genuine thrills. The poor script wasted a talented cast, and Dave Franco made several errors here—but by the time he made his next film together, he showed some improvement

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abigail d

@konabi Jan 24

PAINFULLY cliché.... acting was stale. This movie has 0 character. Overly predictable. Unnecessary political references too

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Synopsis

Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

Director: Dave Franco
Producer: Dave Franco, Elizabeth Haggard, Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman, Christopher Storer, Joe Swanberg
Screenwriter: Dave Franco, Joe Swanberg
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Black Bear Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)