Why is “Babygirl” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “strong sexual content, nudity and language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several explicit sex scenes with partial nudity, a few scenes of full female nudity, several scenes of sexual manipulation and dominance, discussions of infidelity, discussions of power dynamics in relationships, a fight leading to a man having a panic attack, a dog attack without wounds seen, several arguments, and nearly 20 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A woman (Nicole Kidman), dedicated to her high-powered job and her family is emotionally overcome by a young intern (Harris Dickinson) and begins a torrid affair that can destroy everything she has built. Also with Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther McGregor, Vaughan Reilly, Victor Slezak and Leslie Silva. Directed by Halina Reijn. [Running Time: 1:54]

Babygirl SEX/NUDITY 9

 – We hear sexual moaning and climaxing in the opening sequence when a woman straddles a man’s lap and we see them thrusting: they lie back on the bed and kiss (we see her bare shoulders and cleavage and his bare shoulders, chest, legs and back). A man and a woman kiss in bed (we see the man’s bare back and her cleavage and shoulders; the woman hides under a sheet and tells the man that she wants to watch porn while he has sex with her, then puts a pillow over her face as the man caresses her and kisses her chest and breasts (we see her cleavage and bare thighs) and thrusts as they both moan. A fully nude woman walks away from the camera and puts on a short negligee (we see her bare back, buttocks and legs); she lies on the floor and opens a laptop computer where she watches a pornographic movie with a woman being spanked by a man (we hear the spanking but do not see the action) and the woman watching self-stimulates with her hand and we see her hips thrusting as she moans and climaxes (we see her cleavage, bare shoulders and legs). A husband and his wife kiss, he reaches between her legs and we hear rhythmic movement as the woman moans. A woman stands facing a wall and a young man thrusts as they both moan.
► A woman goes to a hotel room and a young man enters; the woman reprimands him for his “wild behavior,” they argue, and she says, “You’re very young,” and “I don’t want to hurt you”; the woman kisses the young man and he protests, they wrestle on the floor slapping each other, he tells her to stand in the corner, take off her clothes and get on her knees and she protests, but then does so and he gives her a piece of candy, then tells her to spit it in his hand, has her lie on the floor and he penetrates her with his hand (we hear rhythmic rubbing as the woman moans). A young man tells a woman to take off her underwear, sit on a chair and to spread her legs (we see her bare thighs and under her skirt is shadowed); he then tells her to take off her dress and she does so (we see her bare back, buttocks, breasts, abdomen and pubic area as she tries to cover herself with her hands), she kneels in front of the young man and oral sex is implied. A shirtless young man (we see his bare chest, abdomen and back) dances and moves across a room to a woman seated in a chair, puts his fingers and thumb in her mouth and they kiss passionately; he then pours a saucer of milk and she drinks from it, he licks the milk off her face, the woman straddles him and they thrust moaning (we see her bare shoulders and breasts) and they lie back and kiss.
► A woman gets up to leave a meeting and a young man stops her and closes the door, they stand close to each other and she moves to kiss him, he pulls away, they kiss passionately, she stops and says, “That shouldn’t have happened,” and leaves. Two young women kiss and embrace in a swimming pool. A wife kisses her husband on the cheek tenderly. A young man swims in a pool, he pulls a woman into the pool with him and they kiss and embrace.
► A woman goes to a club where people dance together, she walks through and a young woman kisses her, gives her a bottle to drink from and sees people dancing. A young man drops a cup on the floor and when it breaks tells a woman to clean it up; we see her on her hands and knees picking up the shards of the broken cup. A husband kisses his wife’s bare shoulder and tries to seduce her, she refuses and tells him that she has never had an orgasm with him and slaps him away.
► A young man urinates and we see the stream as a woman enters the room and holds him around the waist from behind. A woman holds a young man’s tie in her hand, smells it, touches it to her lips, and puts it in her mouth suggestively.
► A young man asks a woman if they should have a safe word. A young man tells a woman, “You look like a mother.” A woman talks to her daughter about her relationship with a young woman and asks what she is doing with a teen neighbor; the daughter says, “There’s a difference between love and messing around.” A young man and a young woman go to a woman’s house and the woman is upset saying, “You’re mine,” and that she doesn’t want him seeing other people. A wife confesses to her husband to having an affair with a young man.
► A woman lies on a floor while dressing and we see a low-cut and off-the-shoulder gown that reveals cleavage, bare abdomen, back and shoulders. A woman’s dress is sheer between a floral pattern revealing flesh through the fabric. A woman wears a skin-tight dress and her husband tells her she looks hot. People dance at a party and a young man unbuttons his shirt and drops his tie on the floor. People dance at a dance club and a young man removes a scarf from a woman’s dress to reveal her bare shoulders and cleavage.

Babygirl VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – A man and a young man fight, punch and push each other; the man tells the young man that his wife used and abused him, and struggles to breathe (presumably having a panic attack). A dog attacks a man on a crowded sidewalk and we see it biting his arm (we do not see wounds or blood); the dog then moves toward a woman, a young man whistles for the dog and gives it a treat, calming it until the dog’s human arrives.
► A woman receives injections in her face, she is shown in a tub of water and in what seems to be a cold room for cosmetic treatments; she closes her eyes and imagines being pinned on the ground with a large dog standing over her.
► A young man tells a woman that he is going to ask for a transfer and she tells him that he can’t do that and that it will threaten her position and her family. A man on stage holds a gun toward a woman’s head during a performance. A woman goes to a bar where a young man works and the young man has another staff person tell her to leave. After a wife tells her husband that she is having an affair, the man tells her to leave the house. A young man swims in a pool, pulls a woman into the pool with him and he tells her that he could drown her right here.
► A woman tells a young man, “Your behavior is totally out of line.” A young man tells a woman, “I think you like being told what to do.” A young man says, “I don’t like Christmas.” A husband asks his wife, “Am I relevant to you?” A woman says that she was named by a guru and that she lived in a commune when her parents were part of a cult. A young woman asks her mother, “You look really weird,” (after cosmetic treatments) and says, “You look like a dead fish. Why do you do that to yourself?” A woman tells her husband that she needs to leave during a theater afterparty and says that she has a work emergency. A young man asks a woman, “Do you want to lose everything?” A young woman tells her mother that she is worried about her. A woman says, “I wanna be normal.” A young woman pleads with her mother to come home and says, “Dad needs you, He’s reading the Bible.” After a man makes a sexual overture (and seemingly threatens a woman) toward a woman, she tells him, “If I want to be humiliated, I’m gonna pay someone to do it.” People discuss talent wars. A young man says, “The Internet is not reliable.” People discuss automation for repetitive tasks. A woman talks about wanting to foster a program to recruit women to the workforce. A woman guzzles a glass of milk at a bar and a young man says, “Good girl,” as he walks past her.
► A woman fishes a dead skunk out of a swimming pool and we see the animal in the net.

Babygirl LANGUAGE 6

 – About 19 F-words and its derivatives, 7 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, name-calling (cult, rude, insane, dirty little freak, disgusting, child, dark disgusting thoughts, obscene monster), exclamations (shut-up, shut the [F-word deleted] up, make me sick), 6 religious exclamations (e.g. Jesus Christ, oh my God, for Christ’s sake). | profanity glossary |

Babygirl SUBSTANCE USE

 – A young man smokes something at a dance club (it could be marijuana). People drink in a bar scene, people drink in a club scene, a young man drinks a glass of whiskey, and people drink glasses of wine. A man and woman smoke cigarettes on a terrace, a young woman smokes in her kitchen, her mother enters the room and they share the cigarette, and a woman smokes in bed. A young man tells a woman that she shouldn’t drink coffee after lunch and asks how much she drinks a day.

Babygirl DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Pornography, sexual gratification, infidelity, domination, safe words, accountability, sustainability, trust, sexual fantasies, responsibility, ambition, morality, emotional intelligence, phone addiction, sex and power, warehouse robotics.

Babygirl MESSAGE

 – Honesty in relationships can save a lot of heartache.