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  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Tara (Gemma Arterton), a housewife in suburban London, is living a life that is no longer hers: it belongs to her overworked, self-absorbed husband (Dominic Cooper); her young son and daughter; and the numbing routine of housework and childcare. In desperate need of a change, Tara one day makes a bold decision. Armed with a one-way ticke...

Directed By: Dominic Savage

Written By: Dominic Savage

  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 41 m

The Escape

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Tara (Gemma Arterton), a housewife in suburban London, is living a life that is no longer hers: it belongs to her overworked, self-absorbed husband (Dominic Cooper); her young son and daughter; and the numbing routine of housework and childcare. In desperate need of a change, Tara one day makes a bold decision. Armed with a one-way ticke...

Directed By: Dominic Savage

Written By: Dominic Savage

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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90
May 10, 2018
Working in an improvisatory vein, in actual locations rather than constructed sets, writer-director Dominic Savage gives this story of a married woman's despair and awakening a powerful, lived-in immediacy. It's also the story of a man's struggle to understand his wife's pain, and the tortured, tender chemistry between leads Arterton and Dominic Cooper is profoundly affecting, at times shattering.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 14, 2018
A superlative performance from Gemma Arterton is at the centre of this almost unbearably painful and sad film from writer-director Dominic Savage.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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11% Negative
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80
Jul 30, 2018
A kind of Ken Loach does Shirley Valentine, The Escape is not a comfortable watch. But it is a rewarding one, thanks to Dominic Savage’s forensic investigation of a disintegrating marriage and career-best work by Gemma Arterton.
By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW
75
May 10, 2018
Its title sounds like the premise for some kind of high-adrenaline adventure about maze-running or outgunning a nuclear apocalypse. But The Escape is both less thrilling and much scarier, in its own way — a quiet domestic-drama chamber piece with a vein of pure desperation thrumming beneath it.
By Leah Greenblatt FULL REVIEW
70
May 10, 2018
Savage’s film thoughtfully and credibly outlines the conflict between a superficially abundant lifestyle and overwhelming internal lack. It’s on less sure footing with the morally fraught wish-fulfilment of its second half, though Arterton’s quiet, consistent emotional conviction pulls matters through.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
63
May 11, 2018
Within about a half hour, what seemed at first banal is in fact oppressive. With deliberate pacing, minimal dialogue, and solid acting from the leads, the movie makes its point felt about marriage.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 9, 2018
For all The Escape’s weaknesses, it’s held together with real sinew by Arterton, who lives and breathes the stifling air of Tara’s habitat without needing to act up a storm at any point.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Lorton Entertainment, Shoebox Films
Release Date May 11, 2018
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
National Film Awards, UK
• 1 Nomination

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