Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Misunderstood

Play trailer Misunderstood PG 1984 1h 31m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A Tunisia-based shipping tycoon (Gene Hackman) has trouble with his two young sons after their mother dies.

Audience Reviews

View More
Paula J Mar 1 Incredibly sad but I watched this about 30 years ago and never forgot it. Must see. See more Chris O @Xtian5 07/25/2023 This might be the saddest movie ever made. See more 07/24/2015 Very touching indeed. Swollen eyes. See more 12/03/2014 Why has this not been digitized yet? I want on dvd or live streaming. See more 05/24/2014 Extremely well-acted, beautifully shot, touching film about family, loss, and connection. Heartbreaking and very satisfying. See more 01/19/2013 A real tearjerker. If you don't feel utterly terrible for the little boy by the middle of it, you don't have a heart. See more Read all reviews
Misunderstood

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Jerry Schatzberg

Director

Gene Hackman

Ned Rawley

Henry Thomas

Andrew

Rip Torn

Will

Huckleberry Fox

Miles

Maureen Kerwin

Kate
View All

Misunderstood

Misunderstood (1984) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A Tunisia-based shipping tycoon (Gene Hackman) has trouble with his two young sons after their mother dies.
Director
Jerry Schatzberg
Producer
Tarak Ben Ammar
Screenwriter
Barra Grant
Distributor
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 30, 1984, Original
Runtime
1h 31m