My Uncle Jens vs Rent Free
Rent Free has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for My Uncle Jens). Rent Free is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 38m. Rent Free is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Uncle Jens
Rent Free| My Uncle Jens | Rent Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brwa Vahabpour | Fernando Andrés |
| Main cast | Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Sarah Francesca Brænne, Peiman Azizpour, Hamza Agooshi, Magnus B. Bjørlo Lysbakken | Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Frank Mosley, Lorelei Linklater, Temple Baker |
Synopsis
My Uncle Jens
Akam, a young literature teacher, lives a comfortable life in Oslo until his estranged uncle from the Iranian part of Kurdistan comes for a surprise visit. Despite limited space in his shared flat with friends, Akam feels obligated to invite his uncle to stay for a few days. However, his uncle quickly makes himself at home and shows no sign of leaving anytime soon. Torn between his sense of familial duty and growing tension in the flat, Akam…
Rent Free
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.
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