Fantasy Life
An anxious New York law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
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Cast
21 people
Amanda Peet
Dianne
Known for
2012
Identity
Matthew Shear
Sam
Known for
The Alienist
Mistress America
Alessandro Nivola
David
Known for
Jurassic Park III
Face/Off
Judd Hirsch
Fred
Known for
Independence Day
Forever
Bob Balaban
Lenny
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Andrea Martin
Helen
Known for
Evil
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Zosia Mamet
Jenny
Known for
The Flight Attendant
Girls
Jessica Harper
Toby
Known for
Suspiria
See
Holland Taylor
Dr. Greene
Known for
Two and a Half Men
The Truman Show
Sheng Wang
Alan
Known for
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Alana Raquel Bowers
Lauren
Known for
Dr. Death
Julie Claire
Kim
Known for
Devious Maids
Memory of a Killer
Matthew Shear Director · Christopher Bear Composer Conor Murphy Cinematographer
United States release March 27, 2026 · Produced in United States · Production Made by Limbo, Charlie's Production Company
Production
Prospect Avenue
Production
Made by Limbo
Production
Charlie's Production Company
Production
AC3 Media
Production
Burn Later Productions
Production
Greenwich Entertainment
Production
Vortex Media
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 8, 2025
Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
United States · March 27, 2026
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · May 8, 2026
Digital
United States
March 28, 2025 · Premiere · The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival
May 6, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago Critics Film Festival
June 7, 2025 · Premiere · Lighthouse International Film Festival
June 27, 2025 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
July 12, 2025 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
July 19, 2025 · Premiere · San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
August 21, 2025 · Premiere · Middlebury New Filmmakers Film Festival
September 17, 2025 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Boise Film Festival / Hamptons International Film Festival
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Yellow Springs Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · San Diego International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival / New Hampshire Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Philadelphia International Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
January 4, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 17, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Jewish Film Festival
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · The Jewish International Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2025 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
April 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
May 8, 2026 · Digital
Indonesia
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Israel
May 21, 2026 · Theatrical
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