History Film / NoEscape2015

* MilitariesAreUseless: Except for the beginning of the film, where some soldiers are shown as Jack's family goes through the city, at no point is the unnamed country's military depicted. All the military hardware that is shown (the helicopter, the tank, the trucks) are in the hands of the rebels, who appear to be in complete control, at least in the capital, and there are no scenes where they are shown fighting the military; it's implied that the uprising is as much a coup d'etat as it is a revolution, and large parts of the army, if not the army as a whole, seem to have defected to the revolutionaries.

* YellowPeril: The film initially plays up the exoticness of the setting, but later on all (and only) Asian characters become a threat to Jack and his family. [[spoiler: Though subverted in the end when the family is saved by the Vietnamese Army, "Kenny Rogers" being one of the good guys and Hammond's NumberTwo, the indiscriminate nature of the killings against locals, and the large number of locals willing to help Jack's family escape, even at risk to themselves. Also, one of the rebels decides to spare Jack and his family instead of killing'em on spot like he was supposed to.]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: When Jack and his family, disguised as locals, try to pass beyond the rebels one of them sees them through their disguise. He still don't report them to the others implying that maybe he has some morals.]]

* YellowPeril: The film initially plays up the exoticness of the setting, but later on all (and only) Asian characters become a threat to Jack and his family. [[spoiler: Though subverted in the end when the family is saved by the Vietnamese Army, "Kenny Rogers" being one of the good guys and Hammond's NumberTwo, the indiscriminate nature of the killings against locals, and the large number of locals willing to help Jack's family escape, even at risk to themselves]].

* MamaBear: [[spoiler:Annie displays this when the bludgeons the violent rebel leader to death to save her husband and daughter.]]

Has no relation to [[Film/NoEscape1994 1994 movie of the same name]] starring Creator/RayLiotta.

Jack Dwyer (Wilson) is an American who just moved to an unnamed Asian country for work along with his wife, Annie (Bell), and their two daughters. Shortly after they arrive, civil unrest breaks out and rebels start massacring foreigners. The film focuses on the Dwyer family's attempt to escape the country, only to find, well, that there might be [[TitleDrop no escape]]. Assisting them is Hammond (Brosnan), a British man they've met and befriended.

* AdultFear:
** Jack isn't just trying to save himself, much of his worry comes from the fact he's trying to protect his two young daughters.
** The whole insurgency is a threat to anyone that tries to either escape or assist those who do, extending to every man, woman and child on their kill-list.
** Throwing not one, but two children [[spoiler:across two buildings with your wife catching them is horrifying.]]

* GunpointBanter: [[spoiler:At the near end, some {{Jerkass}} insurgents have both Jack and his daughter, Lucy, at gunpoint. [[AdultFear With Lucy forced to point a revolver at her father's head]].]]

* AlternateHistory: Considering that it neighbors Vietnam, the movie's unnamed country is an area that in our world is part of either Laos or Cambodia. The appearance of a French national on the hotel's rooftop (who translates the rebel crowd's "Blood for Water" chant for the protagonists) hints that like the aforementioned countries of Indochina it also used to be a French colony.

* MilitariesAreUseless: Except for the beginning of the film, where some soldiers are shown as Jack's family goes through the city, at no point is the unnamed country's military shown. All the military hardware that is shown (the helicopter, the tank, the trucks) are in the hands of the rebels, who appear to be in complete control, at least in the capital, and there are no scenes where they are shown fighting the military; it's implied that the uprising is as much a coup d'etat as it is a revolution, and large parts of the army, if not the army as a whole, seem to have defected to the revolutionaries.

* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:During the garden scene, Annie was nearly raped by the rebels' leader as Jack was ForcedToWatch right before Hammond and "Kenny Rogers" came in to rescue them.]]

Jack Dwyer (Wilson) is an American who just moved to Asia for work along with his wife, Annie (Bell), and their two daughters. Shortly after they arrive, civil unrest breaks out and rebels start massacring foreigners. The film focuses on the Dwyer family's attempt to escape the country, only to find, well, that there might be [[TitleDrop no escape]]. Assisting them is Hammond (Brosnan), a British man they've met and befriended.

A 2015 action/thriller starring Creator/OwenWilson as Jack Dwyer, an American who just moved to Asia with his wife, Annie, and two daughters for work. Shortly after they arrive, civil unrest breaks out and rebels start massacring foreigners. The film focuses on the Dwyer family's attempt to escape the country, only to find, well, that there might be [[TitleDrop no escape]]. Assisting them is a friend played by Creator/PierceBrosnan, Hammond. Jack's wife, Annie, is played by Creator/LakeBell.

** The whole insurgency is a threat to anyone that tries to either escape or assist those who do, extending to every man, woman and child in their kill-list.

* TheGovernment: It's implied that the U.K. and U.S. governments is also probably to blame for the destabilization of the country (and other similar situations around the world). At least according to Hammond, whom appears to be a government spook of somekind.

* LanguageBarrier: An interesting plot point, as a "What If?" situation when survivors are stranded in the middle of an urban side of the world with [[OhCrap no one is able to understand a word you're saying]].

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: So as not to insult anyone, great lengths were went to in order to make the setting as vague as possible. Despite being filmed in Thailand, no Thai is spoken or seen written (except on the hotel sign). The police officers' shields have a modified Cambodian script, and dialogue is a mix of several languages.