A Family Affair

The only thing worse than being the assistant to a high-maintenance movie star who doesn't take you seriously? Finding out he's smitten with your mom.

Cast

Nicole Kidman

as Brooke Harwood

Zac Efron

as Chris Cole

Joey King

as Zara Ford

Kathy Bates

as Leila Ford

Liza Koshy

as Eugenie

Wes Jetton

as Emmanuel

Ian Gregg

as Malcolm

Sarah Baskin

as French Director

Zele Avradopoulos

as Mila

Vince Pisani

as Jesse

Reviews

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Director Rich Peppiatt‘s rowdy, frenzied film “Kneecap” is a lively biopic based on the hell-raising Irish rap trio of the same name. You’ve probably never heard of these musicians, but the film celebrates the general sense of anarchy as these young men become key figures in a civil rights movement ...

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"A Family Affair," a recent Netflix release starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Kathy Bates, and that actress from "Kissing Booth" whose name escapes me, is a film that could easily fall into the realm of cheesy and corny. Surprisingly though, it manages to be one of those guilty pleasure movies that...

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