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10 Best Movies Like Not Without My Daughter

If you loved Not Without My Daughter, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Argo

Argo

2012★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian am...

#2
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolut...

#3
Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband....

#4
The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marria...

#5
Derailed

Derailed

2005★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families....

#6
Sweet Girl

Sweet Girl

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Without My Daughter for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter....

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