Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter (1990)

  • 47% of critics liked it
    (15 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (15,384 ratings)

In this docudrama based on true events, a mid-'80s Michigan housewife finds her life turned upside down when a vacation to Tehran with her Iranian husband turns into virtual imprisonment for her and her young daughter. Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field) is reluctant to visit the wartorn homeland of her… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By
Brian Gilbert
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jan 11, 1991 Wide
On DVD
Oct 2, 2001
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

    relentlessly ugly

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Sally Field gives an emotionally-rich performance

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    Surprisingly gripping, though somewhat xenophobic.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Wahida K


    Unlike the Mini Series, the Movie stayed true to the spirit of the book.

  • Lafe F


    A depressing but courageous movie. It made me dislike those cultural beliefs even more.

  • Leigh R


    Very well done, intelligent film.

  • Dannielle A


    Wow. This was an incredibly chilling and moving story with a great performance by Sally Field. I literally felt that I was Betty, experiencing the hostility toward women in Iran. She made me feel what she must have been feeling, being held hostage against her will in a foreign country… More

  • Deb S


    The story of Betty Mahmoody played by Sally Fields who've been living happily with her husband Moody and their daughter Mahtob in America for many years. Moody works as a doctor at the hospital but misses his family and home country Iran (he's been living and working in the… More

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