

The Resemblance
2022-06-09 · 16 min · ★ 5.8
When a grieving couple go to a "rental family" agency to hire an actor to role-play their dead son, they discover that their evening of remembrance is more than they bargained for.
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- Directors
- Derek Nguyen
- Production companies
- Nonetheless Productions, Tribeca Studios, The Population
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- Status
- Released
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François ChauDavid
Tom DangDaniel
Sumalee MontanoLan
Hanna Lee SakakibaraYukoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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