Actor Owen Wilson is often associated with the comedy genre. However, he also participated in one particular thriller that’s currently trending on Netflix. What’s more, this thriller movie starring Owen Wilson was once banned several years before becoming a hit on Netflix.
As of this writing, the film has broken into Netflix’s Top 10 category. This is quite impressive for the film, which in addition to Owen Wilson, features a cast that also includes Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan. John Erick Dowdle directed the film which he co-wrote with his brother, Drew Dowdle.
As mentioned, however, the film was also banned at one point. The ban was placed in one particular country – Cambodia – when it was first released in 2015. Additionally, there are plenty of viewers that are just now finding the film for the first time on Netflix.
Regarding why it was banned, the film – titled No Escape – takes place in an unidentified country in Southeast Asia. Marvel actor Owen Wilson‘s character, Jack Dwyer, is an expat engineer that finds himself in the country with his family and they must try to escape during a violent uprising.
At one point, the police in the film are revealed to have Khmer script on their shields. This happens to be the official language of Cambodia – and the reason why the film was banned in this particular country. Now here are some of the responses on the social media platform X from users that are just now seeing the film:
No Escape is now on Netflix. A brilliant, tense, palm sweaty film. Check it out if you haven’t seen it.
— CJAggett – Author & WCCS host (@CJAggett) March 28, 2024
This NO ESCAPE movie on netflix giving me so much anxiety
— ALAUNTE TWIN 🖤 (@trippyjoy_) November 30, 2023
If you like action/thriller movies,
No Escape on Netflix is a 10/10!!— SASHA (@_xADORESasha) September 12, 2023
No Escape, made with a budget of $5 million, ultimately made $54.4 million at the box office. Thus the film is still considered quite a success. Nearly a decade later, however, it certainly doesn’t hurt to prove that it still has legs by breaking into Netflix’s Top 10.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding what’s trending on Netflix. For now, Netflix subscribers can check out the banned Owen Wilson movie No Escape on the platform.