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No Escape

No Escape

Survive together or die together

20156.91h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Written by John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Produced by Drew Dowdle, Michel Litvak, David Lancaster
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $54.4M

Top Cast

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Jack Dwyer

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Annie Dwyer

Sterling Jerins

Sterling Jerins

Lucy Dwyer

Claire Geare

Claire Geare

Beeze Dwyer

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Hammond

T

Thanawut Ketsaro

Samnang

C

Chatchawan Kamonsakpitak

Prak

Sahajak Boonthanakit

Sahajak Boonthanakit

Kenny Rogers

Tanapol Chuksrida

Tanapol Chuksrida

Krit

Nophand Boonyai

Nophand Boonyai

Concierge

Themes & Keywords

hotelrebellionrace against timerevolutioncoup d'etatengineersurvivalexecutionamericanfamilyamerican abroadu.s. embassy

About No Escape

No Escape is a thriller, action film released in 2015 exploring themes of hotel, rebellion, race against time, revolution, coup d'etat, engineer. Directed by John Erick Dowdle, it stars Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Sterling Jerins. 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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