The Benefactor (originally titled Franny) is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Renzi.

[4] A wealthy man (Richard Gere) feels responsible for the deaths of two married friends, leading him to ingratiate himself into the lives of their daughter (Dakota Fanning) and her husband (Theo James).

[5] In September 2013, it was announced that Dakota Fanning and Theo James had joined, portraying the roles of Olivia and Luke respectively.

On Rotten Tomatoes it achieves a score of 25%, an average rating of 4.2/10, sampled from 52 reviews.

The consensus states: "The Benefactor has Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning, but no clear idea of what to do with either of them, resulting in a drama that never comes anywhere near its intriguing potential.