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A Family Affair

  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King in A Family Affair (2024)
An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her boss, grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity.
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A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie-star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie-star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie-star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.

  • Director
    • Richard LaGravenese
  • Writer
    • Carrie Solomon
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Zac Efron
    • Joey King
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,911
    375
    • Director
      • Richard LaGravenese
    • Writer
      • Carrie Solomon
    • Stars
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Zac Efron
      • Joey King
    • 333User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Brooke Harwood
    Zac Efron
    Zac Efron
    • Chris Cole
    Joey King
    Joey King
    • Zara Ford
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Leila Ford
    Liza Koshy
    Liza Koshy
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    Ian Gregg
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    User reviews333

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    4louiselaffan

    Stellar cast on paper, does not work in reality.

    I had great expectations for this. Great cast, Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Zac Efron and the always amazing Kathy Bates.

    While on paper the casting is great, but when you watch this weak romcom it's easy to see that Efron and Kidman have been miscast. Either one would probably have worked very well with another actor but together Efron and Kidman are quite frankly, awful, in this. They have zero chemistry and to me looks like they couldn't even fake it. Their faces seem to lack the ability to portray any natural emotive expressions whatsoever. They are 100% not believable as lovers which makes it really impossible to root for their relationship.

    Bates is her usual lovely self, and King is excellent, providing the only comic relief here. They completely carry this film.

    Avoid.
    6bek-201-783148

    Fun rom com but...

    I love rom coms and enjoyed this light fun one on a Sunday morning having breakfast in bed.

    Great acting from Kathy Bates and Joey King.

    Horrific surgery from Nicole and Zac led to this being hard to watch. Nicole can't express with that face anymore. The chemistry between them was non existent.

    I enjoyed the premise and we had a few laughs but I'm glad we didn't go to the cinema and drop coin on this movie.

    Husband and I came straight to the reviews to see if everyone agreed with us and they do.

    Please cast Kidman opposite someone her own age next time. I just really wish the surgery wasn't a thing. Age gracefully please people. It's painful to see.
    6emilyenvyx

    Average romcom that fell a little below expectations

    After seeing this advertised on the coming soon section of Netflix and the great cast line up I eagerly watched this on the day of release. While I'm glad I watched it, I would say it fell short of my expectations. The storyline is average and in parts a little messy. Some of the chemistry between characters feels a little too forced tho this could be down to how the script has been written rather than the actors capabilities. There was definitely atleast one scene I didn't feel worked at all and was a poor choice when written for the direction they wanted the storyline to go.

    I wouldn't say this movie was absolutely awful, the actors do a great job in their respective roles with Joey King probably giving the best performance of the main leads. The ending was a little predictable and I could see where it was going to end up ahead of time. Not the worst watch, an average rom com at best. For me it wasn't enjoyable or memorable enough to make me want to rewatch in future so this will likely be a one time viewing.
    4itsokkatie

    Oy vey.

    Just like Amazon's 'The Idea of You', this film visits the age-gap romance of the older woman (who's 'normal') with the younger man (who's famous).

    Here, in this iteration, the plot is split between the character Zara Ford and her aspirations to produce films and using her celebrity boss, Chris Cole, to get there and her single mother, author/writer Brooke Harwood, who discovers an exciting connection with her daughter's boss.

    Romance movies are, at its core, simple tropes and relies on those standard cliches. That's what we love about romance movies. What elevates the basic romance is the chemistry and overall plot that at least tries to throw some 'thing' to make it less typical and a tad more elevated or has decent acting.

    Sadly, A Family Affair fails on many fronts. My rating is purely for Kathy Bates as the MIL to Kidman's character, whose husband has been gone 10+ years before, and the daughter, Zara Ford, played by Joey King, who is the PA to an obnoxious, shallow and selfish self-proclaimed movie star.

    The number one problem are our leads. The age-gap, a trope in and of itself, is no the problem. There is absolutely zero chemistry between Kidman (who plays Brook Harwood) and Efron (who plays Chris Cole). Not to mention that their very faces are terribly distracting--in that, they've both had so much work done, you can't help but notice it and not really get past it. If there had been decent chemistry between them, all that could be forgiven to a degree.

    The second issue is the acting. It's...rather terrible. Especially by Kidman and Efron, the latter whose ability is more Hallmark B-level skills. The only saving grace was King and Bates, who made it even remotely watchable.

    I think the plot angle of King's character is actually a fun idea and King executes it brilliantly. She carries the movie. However, the rest of the plot is pretty miserable and nothing to really swoon at.

    Also, because this movie came out so soon after Anne Hathaway's similar movie, which also lacked chemistry between its leads, it takes the general winds out of this movie. Ultimately, this did have potential as the plot isn't bad. Who knew that Efron and Kidman would suck and actually hurt the movie vs make it better?

    If anything, watch it for Joey King and Kathy Bates.
    Ina_L

    chemistry was not chemistrying at all

    I know I shouldn't have high expectations for a romantic comedy movie, but this was so bad. Such a waste of potential with such a promising cast.

    The most importnat problem for me in this move is that the chemistry between Zac and Nicole was no existent. In all of their scenes looked like they were forced to do them and they did them without energy. They couldn't convince me that they were in love, they gave as nothing when we talk about emotion and their facial expression. In some scenes Zac had more chemistry with Joey.

    The story is not bad at all and it could have been a decent romantic movie but it was wasted due to the lack of chemistry between the leads.

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    • Trivia
      In the doctor's office when Zara (Joey King) asks her mother Brooke (Nicole Kidman), "What is he, like 20 years younger than you?" referring to Chris (Zac Efron), her mom responds, "Sixteen." Kidman is 20 years older than Efron.
    • Goofs
      Around 25 minutes in, Chris arrives at Zara's house in a black Cadillac, pulling up right outside the front door; when Zara arrives home the car is no longer there.
    • Quotes

      Leila Ford: No great tryst ever started with someone being rational.

    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: NETFLIX made a Zac Efron mommy RomCom and it's bad | A Family Affair Explained (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Your Man
      Written by George Michael

      Performed by Wham!

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un asunto familiar
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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