The Rental
2020 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 5.6 · 68% critics
Two couples arrive for a sunny oceanside weekend in a seemingly ideal rental home. As paranoia sets in, they start suspecting the host is watching them, and the getaway spirals into something much darker and more threatening.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-07-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (995 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Rental if you like paranoid, suspense-driven horror-thrillers where a vacation turns tense, like Watcher or Presence; Not for you if you need fresh originality or a fully explained killer/mystery.
Pros: suspenseful buildup; uneasy atmosphere; strong cast chemistry | Cons: predictable story; thin character depth; unanswered questions
Themes
- portland, oregon
- camera
- ecstasy
- stalker
- murder
- serial killer
- voyeurism
- handyman
- airbnb
- weekend getaway
- mismatched couple
- husband cheating on wife
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Dan Stevens
as Charlie
Alison Brie
as Michelle
Sheila Vand
as Mina
Jeremy Allen White
as Josh
Toby Huss
as Taylor
- CW
Connie Wellman
as Apartment Owner
Anthony Molinari
as Man
- CB
Chase Barker
as Background
Jovani Ridler
as Background
Directed by Dave Franco