Owen Wilson’s banned action movie is on TV tonight

The film also features a big Irish star in one of the lead roles.

The film centres around American businessman Jack Dwyer (Wilson), his wife Annie (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters as they arrive in an unnamed Southeast Asian country to begin a new life.

Jack has moved to the region for work as his company plans to improve the area's water quality.

Within 24 hours of the Dwyer family's arrival, however, a violent coup breaks out.

"Armed rebels attack the hotel where they're staying, ordered to kill any foreigners that they encounter," the plot synopsis adds.

"Amid utter chaos, Jack must find a way to save himself and his loved ones from the violence erupting all around them."

Brosnan, meanwhile, plays an enigmatic British traveller named Hammond, who crosses paths with Dwyers and may know more about the political uprising than he lets on.

Check out the trailer for No Escape right here:

Upon release in 2015, No Escape received mixed reviews but was a box office hit, grossing $54.4 million on a reported $5 million budget. That said, the film did cause some controversy.

The movie never reveals the Southeast Asian country where its story takes place.

No Escape was shot in Thailand; however, a condition of the picture being filmed there was that the thriller never identifies the country as its setting.

The trailers for the movie sparked uproar in Cambodia over the use of upside-down Khmer lettering on police shields in the promo clips.

Khmer is the official language of Cambodia.

Taking great exception to the suggestion that the story's events were happening in Cambodia, the country's government banned the film from being screened there.

Directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above So Below, Devil, Quarantine), No Escape is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm.

It's also available to rent on Apple TV, Prime Video, Rakuten TV, and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

The Equalizer 2 - Film4 - 9pm

Our favourite of the Denzel Washington action trilogy.

The First Wives Club - Sky One - 9pm

Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton star in this beloved comedy as three divorcées who seek retribution on their ex-husbands for having left them for younger women.

Swede Caroline - Sky Comedy - 9pm

Aisling Bea is among the cast of this British mockumentary following competitive vegetable growers who investigate the theft of prize marrow plants and uncover a tangled conspiracy.

Warrior - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The terrific sports drama with Tom Hardy that we've recommended many times before.

Anyone But You - BBC One - 10.40pm

The fun Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney-led rom-com.

Conan the Barbarian - Legend - 11.05pm

The swords-and-sorcery remake with Jason Momoa.

Let Him Go - Film4 - 11.20pm

In this acclaimed 2020 neo-Western thriller, a retired sheriff (Kevin Costner) and his wife (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

Shout at the Devil - Legend Xtra - 11.55pm

A 1976 British war adventure film starring Lee Marvin and Roger Moore.