Babygirl review: A grown-up exploration of sub-dom dynamics

You’ll never look at a glass of milk the same way after watching this sensationally sharp, witty, hot-under-the-collar erotic drama from Bodies Bodies Bodies director Halina Reijn — a properly grown-up exploration of sub-dom dynamics that doesn’t shame either half of that equation.

Always best when she’s on the edge, Nicole Kidman gives her most exciting performance in years as a corporate CEO whose immaculately controlled life is undone by her submissive attraction to Harris Dickinson’s unabashed young intern.

Dickinson, cocky and curious and vulnerable at once, is every bit Kidman’s equal; the film thrives and crackles on their immediate tinderbox chemistry.

Read our exclusive chat with Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson about the film here. In the interview, Nicole speaks about the experience of playing a supportive mother of an LGBTQ+ teen for the third time and Harris explains how his breakout role in Beach Rats may have informed his performance in Babygirl.

Babygirl hits UK cinemas on Friday 10 January 2025.