10 Actors Who Hopefully Killed Their Careers In 2015

5. Nicole Kidman

Now, this one really hurts, but it has to be said: Nicole Kidman's career has been on a massive downward slide over the years. She's had only a handful of critically-acclaimed starring roles over the last decade, and in terms of financial success, things are even more dire: she's not had a single starring role that's made any significant financial headway, though she has admittedly had supporting parts in successful films such as Paddington, The Golden Compass and Happy Feet (which nevertheless weren't really sold on her presence). Kidman continued to keep herself busy in 2015, starring in the critically-panned financial bust Strangerland (36%), Werner Herzog's surprisingly-reviled Queen of the Desert (6%), the broadly-acclaimed drama The Family Fang (78%, though it's currently struggling to secure a release date), and the bland remake Secret in Their Eyes (41%). She's no doubt a talented actress, but it's depressing to see her pick so many uninspired projects. Perhaps she truly needs to pull a Matthew McConaughey, hitting rock-bottom so that she can see how much of a disappointment she's been, and then she can rise like a phoenix, having her own "Kidmanaissance" down the line. As of right now, we'd rather she just stop than keep harming her brand with such a long streak of critical and commercial flops.