Amanda Peet’s Acclaimed Comedy Movie Fantasy Life Gets Charming Trailer

Greenwich Entertainment has released the official trailer for Fantasy Life, its newest romantic comedy movie starring Amanda Peet (Your Friends & Neighbors). The film had its world premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, where it won two major awards, including the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award for Performance for Peet. It is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 27.

“After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters. The girls’ mother, Dianne, is an actor whose once-promising career has stalled; she’s in a difficult marriage to David, a rock bassist,” reads the movie’s official synopsis. “When David goes abroad on tour, Dianne and Sam discover an easy rapport as well as a shared history of mental illness. Sam joins Dianne’s family to babysit for the summer on Martha’s Vineyard, and he ends up in a house with the woman he pines for, her husband, the three kids, and all four grandparents, including his psychiatrist.”

Check out the Fantasy Life trailer below (watch more trailers):

What happens in the Fantasy Life trailer?

The video features Peet as Dianne, an actress who once had a promising career. She unexpectedly finds a connection with their new male babysitter, Sam, who gets the job through his psychiatrist. As they bond over their shared history of mental illness, Dianne slowly becomes fascinated by Sam’s quirky charms. The trailer also highlights some of the movie’s heartfelt and funny sequences.

Fantasy Life is written and directed by Matthew Shear. The movie also stars Matthew Shear (Between the Temples), Alessandro Nivola (The Brutalist), Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans), Bob Balaban (Asteroid City), Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Zosia Mamet (Girls), Jessica Harper (Bones and All), Holland Taylor (Bombshell), and Sheng Wang (Dìdi). It is produced by Peet, Charlie Alderman, Chris Dodds, Phil Keefe, Emily McCann Lesser, David Bernon, and Sam Slater, with Greg Field, Alex Field, and Shear serving as executive producers.

“I’m so excited to share our trailer for Fantasy Life, my first feature as an actor/writer/director. The film is inspired by my years working as a male nanny for NYC families while navigating a one-third-life crisis and an anxiety disorder,” Shear said in a statement. “Amanda Peet gives a deeply personal, funny, and beautiful performance, and I can’t wait for audiences to see her alongside Bob Balaban, Judd Hirsch, Andrea Martin, and Alessandro Nivola—true masters of their craft. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I loved directing them.”

Source: Comingsoon.net