INFIDEL | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"INFIDEL"
(2020) (Jim Caviezel, Claudia Karvan) (R)

QUICK TAKE:: Dramatic Thriller: A State Department employee travels to Iran in hopes of getting her kidnapped Christian blogger husband freed from Iran.

PLOT:

Doug Rawlins (JIM CAVIEZEL) works for a software company in the D.C. suburbs and is married to Liz (CLAUDIA KARVAN) who works at the U.S. State Department. Due to a past accident that claimed the life of their unborn child, Liz has abandoned all religious faith, unlike Doug who continues to be a Christian blogger on the side and accepts his Muslim coworker, Javid (ALY KASSEM), as his close friend. But when Javid's wife reports that their teenage daughter has disappeared, Liz calls 911 for them and soon the police discover fairly clear evidence that Javid has been covertly operating as a terrorist recruiter.

He disappears and despite warnings from Liz not to go, Doug travels to Cairo, Egypt where he's going to discuss his Christian beliefs in that very Muslim country. His statements don't go over very well with the locals and he subsequently is kidnapped by several terrorists led by Ramzi (HAL OZSAN). The latter simply wants Doug to renounce what he's said along with his Christian beliefs, something the American refuses to do, resulting in him being tortured. When word gets out that he managed to send an encrypted message back to Liz, he's moved from his current position to Iran.

Getting word of that, Liz travels there and meets foreign reporters Pierre (STELIO SAVANTE) and Maria (ISABELLE ADRIANI) who want to help, but Liz is now wary of everyone, although she's ultimately rescued from a bad situation by a small group of underground Christians. As she tries to figure out a way to help free Doug, he must contend with repeated efforts by the terrorists to make him abandon his faith, including trying him as a foreign spy, a charge that could lead to his execution if found guilty.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Some older teens might show some interest, but that's probably it.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R: For violence and language.

To continue reading the review and all of the highly detailed, scene-by-scene listings of the sex, nudity, profanity, violence and more (15 categories):

or

Just $7.95/month or $47/year

I have subscribed to ScreenIt for more than a decade. I check in every week to take advantage of their amazing services. Not only does their site provide a glimpse of exactly what content a movie offers, I've found the “Our Take” reviews and ratings for each movie to be right on the money every single time. I've referred dozens of friends to this service because my #1 resource for deciding whether or not to show a movie to my kids, or to see one myself, is ScreenIt.com!

Josh Nisbet
Director, State of CA Public Sector

I signed up to get Screen It weekly reviews a long time ago, when my kids were young and I wanted to know more about movies before we went to a theater or rented. Now one child is in law school, other in undergraduate, and I still read the weekly Screen Its! It helps me know what my husband and I want to see or rent, and what to have waiting at home that we all will enjoy when my "kids" come home. I depend on Screen It reviews. They usually just present the facts and let me decide if the movie is appropriate or of interest for my family and me. Thank you for providing that service, Screen It!

Patti Petree
Winston Salem, NC

I have 4 children who are now in college. I signed up for Screen It when my children were pre-teenagers. Often my children would ask to see a movie with a friend and I wished I could preview the movie prior to giving permission. A friend told me about ScreenIt.com and I found it to be the next best thing to previewing a movie. The amount of violence, sexual content, or language were always concerns for me and my husband as we raised innocent kids with morals. We constantly fought the peer pressure our kids received to see films that in our opinion were questionable. With the evidence we received at Screen It, our kids couldn't even fight us when we felt a film may have been inappropriate for them to watch. Thank you, Screen It. Continue to make this helpful service available to everyone, but especially the young parents.

Christine Doherty
Machesney Park, IL

Screenit.com is an amazing resource for parents, educators, church groups or anyone who wants to make an informed decision whether a movie is suitable for their viewing. The reviews and content descriptions are so detailed I am mystified how the reviewers can put them together.

Scott Heathe
Vancouver, BC

I love screen It! I don't know what I would do without it. It is well worth the membership. Before we take our son to the movies we check it out on screen it first. Thank you SO much for making it. Keep up the good work & keep 'em coming!!!

Patrina Streety
Moreno Valley California

Other new and recent reviews include:

Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer
By entering this site you acknowledge to having read and agreed to the above conditions.