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.

Releases

Original Release | Mar 27, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jul 24, 2026 02:08 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$34,616
Total US & Canada:
$619,760
Total Worldwide:
$619,760

Current Showtimes

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Thu Aug 27
Fri Aug 28
Sat Aug 29
Sun Aug 30
Mon Aug 31
Tue Sep 1

Director & Top Cast

Matthew Shear
Director

Amanda Peet
Dianne Cohen

Matthew Shear
Sam Stein

Alessandro Nivola
David Finman

Andrea Martin
Helen Finman

Zosia Mamet
Jenny

Holland Taylor

Dr. Mary Greene

Jessica Harper

Toby Seltzer

Romy Fay

Zoe Finman

Callie Santoro

Claire Finman

Riley Vinson

Emma Finman

Judd Hirsch

Fred Finman

Bob Balaban

Lenny Cohen

Alana Raquel Bowers

Lauren Waters

Julie Claire

Kim Eisner

Sheng Wang

Alan Yu

Roberta Colindrez

Jennifer Miller

Sophie von Haselberg

Becky Finman

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: 5.1

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

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.