Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escape easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Escape end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Escape

Name: Escape
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2024
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-hwan, Hong Xa-bin, Seo Hyun-woo, Lee Sung-wook

Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.

Directed by Lee Jong-pil

Produced by The LAMP, Plus M Entertainment

202496 min7.2 / 10

A tense, existentially weighted thriller about a North Korean soldier's desperate bid for autonomy and self-determination across the DMZ, grappling with the cost of freedom and the meaning of a life lived under state control.

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back East Asian History & Culture Emotional Downfall Immigrants and Exiles Military Movies

Genres

Action Drama Thriller

Keywords

Desertion Dmz North Korean Defector Korean Army Inter-korean Relations North Korean

Questions people ask

Is Escape sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Escape violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Escape scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Escape easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Escape end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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