Nicole Kidman stars as Brooke Harwood in the 2024 rom-com A Family Affair, which most viewers and critics have either loved or hated, and its reviews are reminiscent of the actress’ previous rom-com from 2011. The Netflix film, directed by Richard LaGravenese and written by Carrie Solomon, debuted in June 2024 and immediately jumped to the top of the streaming service’s trending charts. Despite its evident popularity on Netflix, Kidman’s A Family Affair‘s Rotten Tomatoes score is rather poor as it sits at 41 percent as of the writing of this article.

The 2024 rom-com revolves around Kidman’s Brooke, a widow who falls in love with her daughter’s movie star boss. Despite their age difference and her daughter regarding her boss as an egotistical nightmare, Brooke gets to know the real him, and the two can’t help but be drawn to one another. Aside from Kidman, the cast of A Family Affair includes Zac Efron as Chris Cole, Joey King as Zara Ford, Kathy Bates as Leila Ford, Liza Koshy as Genie, and Sherry Cola as Stella Poms.

Just Go With It Is Another Underrated “Rotten” Nicole Kidman Rom-Com To Watch After A Family Affair

Kidman Starred As (The Real) Devlin Adams In The 2011 Adam Sandler Movie

A Family Affair is on its way to becoming one of Nicole Kidman’s most underrated films, based on its 41 percent Tomatometer score. However, it wouldn’t be the first time one of her rom-coms received negative reviews despite being popular among audiences. Just Go with It, the 2011 movie starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, is also considered “Rotten” by critics and generally loved by fans, making it the perfect watch after A Family Affair.

Kidman plays Devlin Adams in Just Go with It, which chronicles a heartbroken plastic surgeon (Danny, played by Sandler) who pretends to be in an unhappy marriage to seduce women. However, when Danny finds a woman he wants to be with, she’s horrified when she learns he’s “married.” So, Danny claims he’s getting a divorce from someone named Devlin and has his assistant (Katherine, played by Aniston) pretend to be her. Meanwhile, Kidman stars as the real Devlin in the cast of Just Go with It, who happens to be Katherine’s frenemy from college.

A Family Affair Upholds A Harsh Reality About Nicole Kidman’s Rom-Coms

Most Of Kidman’s Rom-Coms Have Poor Rotten Tomatoes Scores

Nicole Kidman’s streak of negatively reviewed rom-coms continues with the release and poor Rotten Tomatoes score of A Family Affair. Without counting Moulin Rouge! (which is a romance but also the furthest thing from a comedy), the actress’ last rom-com that received a “Fresh” score was Flirting in 1991. Since then, critics have seemingly hated all of Kidman’s romantic comedy films, including Just Go with It and A Family Affair.