Synopsis
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
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Cast
- Owen WilsonJack Dwyer
- Lake BellAnnie Dwyer
- Pierce BrosnanHammond
- Sterling JerinsLucy Dwyer
- Claire GeareBeeze Dwyer
- Spencer GarrettRecruiter
- Sahajak BoonthanakitKenny Rogers
- Tanapol ChuksridaKrit
- Nophand BoonyaiConcierge
- Byron GibsonHotel Guest #1
Recommendations
- 88
ReelViews
No Escape is a throwback to an era when movies of this genre were defined by suspense and tension. Dowdle isn't interested in providing a safe harbor for those who want a comfortable way to spend two hours. His vision is edgy and exhausting and, for the most part, his execution breathes life into it, tossing a firecracker into the sleepy post-summer movie doldrums. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There’s no denying director/co-writer John Erick Dowdle’s skill set for creating almost unbearably tense and quite twisted suspense pieces in which you’ll find yourself laughing at the sheer unapologetic insanity of it all. - 60
Screen Daily
A Taken-style no-holds-barred family survival action film, with an inevitable side order of xenophobia undimmed by the indictment of faceless corporate chicanery. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
No Escape is a pedestrian but modestly gripping nerve-jangler from writer-director John Erick Dowdle. - 50
Village Voice
No Escape, while cruel, is often uncommonly suspenseful. And by pitting its white leads against the citizen hordes of Southeast Asia, No Escape is also uncommonly honest about the fears and assumptions that fuel adventure fiction — here, the Other is not abstracted away to orcs or aliens. - 42
The Playlist
A preposterous, monotonous action saga primarily notable for boasting a miscast lead and advancing a less-than-tolerant geopolitical fantasy. - 30
Variety
Grittily propulsive filmmaking and solid performances from Owen Wilson and Lake Bell aside, there’s no escaping the movie’s hand-wringing manipulations and pandering sense of privilege. - 20
TheWrap
Between the script and the superior editing by Elliot Greenberg (“Chronicle”), there’s an enormous amount of tension and thrills to be found here; unfortunately, they’re all in the service of a movie that’s reprehensible to the core.
