Yaya DaCosta in Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (2025)

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

TV Movie#3202▲36312025• TV-14• 1h 27m
Drama
⭐ 6.8 / 10(217)

Monique Smith endures years of horrific abuse at the hands of her family, only to learn that she isn't related to them at all. Searching for truth, she embarks on a life-long quest to discover her true identity and biological origins.

Rated
TV-14
Runtime
1h 27m
Released
2025
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 2025

Storyline

Monique Smith endures years of horrific abuse at the hands of her family, only to learn that she isn't related to them at all. Searching for truth, she embarks on a life-long quest to discover her true identity and biological origins.

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Did you know

• When Monique (YaYa Dacosta) meets her sister Ruth, they are amazed at how much they look like each other. Ruth is played by Djassi Dacosta Johnson, the actual sister of YaYa Dacosta.

User reviews

⭐ 6/10

Well, it was good...

👍 1 · 12/16/2025
⭐ 10/10

Excellent movie

👍 5 · 10/17/2025
⭐ 5/10

Need to go back to acting school

👍 0 · 4/13/2026

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
16:9 HD
Color
Color
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