# Rent-A-Pal (2020)

> A socially isolated caregiver finds dangerous companionship in a charismatic VHS host whose friendship demands an increasingly devastating price.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/499690

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jon Stevenson
- Cast: Brian Landis Folkins, Wil Wheaton, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Adrian Egolf, Olivia Hendrick, Karin Carr, Sara Woodyard
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12274228/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, melancholic, paranoid, late night horror viewing, vhs nostalgia night

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