Babygirl

A high-powered CEO (Nicole Kidman) puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson memorably smolder together in Babygirl, with the Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn’s clinical gaze keeping this sexually frank thriller more provocative than prurient.

It is Nicole Kidman who rises to the occasion to anchor Babygirl, even in its most shaky bits. The actor’s performance here is simply miraculous- so open and raw and intense.

American cinema has always had a prudish approach to sexuality on-screen, linking kinks with villainy and mental instability. But Kidman has long gravitated toward sexual characters, and Babygirl is an ideal showcase for her fearless physicality.

Drama, Romance, Thriller
Netherlands, United States (English)
1h 54min