Not Without My Daughter (1991)
"In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran. He swore they would be safe. They would be happy. They would be free to leave. He lied."
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 53%
(RT: 53%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Sheila Rosenthal as Mahtob
Sarah Badel as Nicole
Mony-Rey as Ameh Bozorg
Mary Nell Santacroce as Grandma
Is Not Without My Daughter good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 377 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 53%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well. Wikipedia ↗
