MUBI Announces No Other Choice UK Release Date

 

No Other Choice (2026, Park Chan-wook, MUBI)

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, is proud to announce the theatrical release date for BAFTA Award-winner Park Chan-wook’s sharp, dark comedy thriller No Other Choice, which opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 23 January 2026.

No Other Choice is directed by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Oldboy), and stars Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) and Son Ye-jin (The Last Princess) alongside an ensemble cast including Park Hee-soon (My Name), Lee Sung-min (The Spy Gone North), Yeom Hye-ran (The Glory), Cha Seung-won (Believer) and Yoo Yeon-seok (Mr. Sunshine). The film is written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee. 

Receiving its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival and its UK premiere at London Film Festival, No Other Choice is based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax, the story follows a middle-aged man named Man-su who embarks on a determined job-hunt after being unexpectedly fired from the paper company that he worked for 25 years. 

“If there is no opening for me, I’ll just have to get hired by creating one. I have no other choice.”

No Other Choice releases in UK Cinemas on January 23rd 2026

This press release was provided by the publicists representing the project's distributor