Yahoo News Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller confirms UK release date
Babygirl, the new film starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, has announced its UK release date.
The erotic thriller sees Kidman play Romy, a high-ranking CEO who embarks on a passionate romance with Samuel (Dickinson), an intern who is much younger than her.
Following the film’s world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival – where Kidman won the award for Best Actress – and its North American debut at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, Babygirl’s release date in the UK has been confirmed for January 10, 2025.
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In addition to its two lead stars, Babygirl also stars Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde and Gaite Jansen, with the film being written and directed by Halina Reijn (Instinct and Bodies Bodies Bodies).
Following its respective premieres and ahead of its wide release, Babygirl has received extremely positive reviews thus far, accruing an impressive 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from the first 43 reviews.
A selection of reviews can be read below:
"Within the film’s 114-minute runtime, that ephemeral spark between Romy and Samuel is bottled, smashed, and left seeping across the screen, leaving an intriguing pattern in its wake."
"It’s the sort of intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking that is frequently lacking in modern cinema, approaching a complex theme not only with nuance and empathy but refreshing candour, all while being genuinely erotic and stylish."
"Many of us wondered whether the erotic thriller was even still viable in the moral minefield of 2024. Babygirl proves that the form may have matured, but it still has some moves."
"Kidman is ferociously good, convincing utterly as this formerly level-headed careerist whose deeply buried, long-denied appetites are simultaneously proving her making and downfall."
"Reijn's raw, jagged, indie-style film has all the scenes you would expect if Babygirl were a standard Hollywood neo-noir thriller but each time Reijn explores the undignified reality behind the glamour."
"Babygirl takes a few turns we don’t expect, but that’s because the movie’s ambition isn’t just to feed the thriller engine. It’s to capture something genuine about women’s erotic experience in the age of control."
"Without Kidman in a fearless turn and Dickinson there to pivot her to the edge, Babygirl wouldn’t work as smashingly as it does. This is a sexy, darkly funny, and bold piece of work. Don’t sleep on it."
Babygirl is released in cinemas on December 25 in the US and January 10, 2025 in the UK.
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