No Escape

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No Escape

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2015

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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American businessman Jack Dwyer, wife Annie and their two young daughters arrive in Southeast Asia to begin a new life. As his company plans to improve the region's water quality, the family quickly learns that they're right in the middle of a political uprising. Armed rebels attack the hotel where they're staying, ordered to kill any foreigners that they encounter. Amid the chaos, Jack must find a way to save himself and his loved ones from the violence erupting all around them.

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Critics Consensus

No Escape's talented cast and taut B-movie thrills are unfortunately offset by its one-dimensional characters and uncomfortably retrograde worldview.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/30/2015

No Escape takes the casual xenophobia of something like Taken, crossbreeds it with something altogether more noxious, then asks us to kick back and enjoy the ride. We don't. We can't. And the ride isn't that great to begin with.

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

12/30/2015

No Escape is as accomplished as it is vicious.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

09/07/2015

2/5

The nice-westerners-v-murderous-foreigners vibe ... blossoms into shrieking xenophobia.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 23

1/5

"No Escape," the rudderless and violent thriller, can't muster a strong political statement to back up what it's selling. This is a horror film disguised as an expat drama.

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Denise Pieniazek

A Sala Llena (Argentina)

01/14/2024

4/10

This action drama, although it has a basic and predictable script, manages through editing and the dosage of intrigue to keep the viewer interested at all times...

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/24/2022

4/5

“No Escape” makes it easy to overlook its shortcomings because you’ll be so fiercely absorbed in the next stressful encounter.

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Dan B

Jan 21

Yes a little ethnicaly clichés, but the actors make you grateful you weren't them. Enjoyed 3 times the last 10 years now and still reminds me how lucky i am.

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Steven W

@Stevensonwu Jan 16

Pretty good movie and love it and it how the family get out country.

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Chidera C

@Mesut Dec 16

Cool movie. It gives great vibes

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Calld I.

@austin_j_11 Oct 1

This is one of my favorite movies. I really enjoy the thrill and intensity. The fact he is under attack while with his family makes it that much more thrilling!

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Rehan

Jul 26

Absolute dogshit of a movie. Very unusual role for Owen Wilson...

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Jay W

Jul 12

A lot of this movie's negatives can be construed as positives. The characters of the film have no sense of direction. Their motivation is simply to survive, but they don't have much of an end goal of how to accomplish it. But that is very clearly by design. The characters don't know what they caught up in and are just trying to stay one jump ahead of the chaos. But even with trying to create a hectic feeling, the action choreography is very poor. The brief bonding moments of the family, between moments of chaos, are very sweet and unique. And Pierce Brosnan is absolutely pitch perfect in every scene he is in.

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Synopsis

American businessman Jack Dwyer, wife Annie and their two young daughters arrive in Southeast Asia to begin a new life. As his company plans to improve the region's water quality, the family quickly learns that they're right in the middle of a political uprising. Armed rebels attack the hotel where they're staying, ordered to kill any foreigners that they encounter. Amid the chaos, Jack must find a way to save himself and his loved ones from the violence erupting all around them.

Director: John Erick Dowdle
Producer: Drew Dowdle, Michel Litvak, David Lancaster
Screenwriter: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Bold Films, Brothers Dowdle, Living Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence Throughout|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.3M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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