Renner is a 2025 American science fiction thriller film starring Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane, Taylor Gray, and Marcia Gay Harden. Directed by Robert Rippberger and written by Luke Medina and Martin Medina, it was released in limited theaters on February 7, 2025.
Premise Computer whiz Renner attempts to win over his neighbor Jamie with the help of an AI life coach he created named Salenus. However, he soon discovers that he inadvertently programmed his manipulative mother's personality into the AI.
Cast Frankie Muniz as Renner, a computer genius Violett Beane as Jamie, Renner's love interest Taylor Gray as Chad Craig Lamar Traylor as James Estes Tarver as a henchman Marcia Gay Harden as Salenus (voice), an AI life coach designed by Renner
Production In May 2023, it was reported that Robert Rippberger would direct and produce the film. That same month Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane and Taylor Gray signed on to star. Marcia Gay Harden voices the AI named Salenus. Principal photography began in Spring Hope, North Carolina at Ascent Studios in early June 2023.
Release Renner was released in limited theaters in the United States on February 7, 2025 and was later released through VOD on March 28, 2025. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 41% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10.
References
External links Official website Renner at IMDb

