No Escape

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No Escape

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Released Aug 26, 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

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.

Dec 30, 2015

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

No Escape is as accomplished as it is vicious.

Dec 30, 2015

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

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

Rated: 2/5

Sep 7, 2015

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"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.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 23, 2025

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Denise Pieniazek

A Sala Llena (Argentina)

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...

Rated: 4/10

Jan 14, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

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

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Audience Member

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Jay W

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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alan g

Any movie with no talent Owen Wilshit is not worth seeing. Can't act, mumbles, thinks everything is flat.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Y K

They looked st**** white people. Like they didn't even try to learn any local language before they go there. I mean using the country's language when they need real help is more realistic. At least, "please" to the old man.. And I see so selfishness on this movie. This is my first time I thought of writing a review because it was a disappointing movie in so many reasons.. PS, Dad telling his daughter when she was forced to shoot him to open her eyes was a bad idea. Who made this movie...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

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Shelby B

Love this movie, I’ve seen it over 10 times and is a go to movie to show friends. So much action and a great story. Your fists are clenched through the whole thing!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Audience Member

Brilliant film, suspenseful and packed with action, first film I’ve watched with Owen Wilson playing a serious role- smashed it, Pierce Brosnan was also brilliant in this film, the type of character he played and how well portrayed him - legend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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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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