Fantasy Life(2026)

R
Rated R for language, some sexual references and brief drug use
1h 31m

Release Date: Mar 27, 2026 | Limited

An actress (Amanda Peet) falls for the anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) babysitting her kids in this smart, New York-set romantic comedy.

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Original Release | Mar 27, 2026 | Opens in 08days

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Director & Top Cast

Matthew Shear
Director

Amanda Peet
Dianne

Matthew Shear
Sam

Bob Balaban
Lenny

Alessandro Nivola
David

Judd Hirsch
Fred

Andrea Martin

Helen

Zosia Mamet

Jenny

Jessica Harper

Toby

Holland Taylor

Dr. Greene

Sheng Wang

Alan

Alana Raquel Bowers

Lauren

Julie Claire

Kim

Robert Emmet Lunney

Sandy

Sophie von Haselberg

Becky

Roberta Colindrez

Jennifer

Callie Santoro

Claire

Romy Fay

Zoe

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: 5.1

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 Flat

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

An anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother (Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award. — Greenwich Entertainment

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Fantasy Life (2026) is a romantic comedy-drama about Sam Stein (Matthew Shear), a 30-something New York paralegal who loses his job, suffers a panic attack, and takes a babysitting gig for his psychiatrist's three granddaughters. He falls for their mother Dianne (Amanda Peet), a stalled actress in a rocky marriage to rock bassist David (Alessandro Nivola), bonding over shared mental health struggles during a Martha's Vineyard summer.