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Face/Off

Face/Off

7.1/ 10

TMDB Rating

5,818

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1997

Release Year

139 min

Runtime

Action
Crime
Science Fiction

Overview

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Keywords

prison
biological weapon
prisoner
bomb
undercover
psychopath
fbi
mexican standoff
face transplant
prison escape
flashback
revenge
tragedy
organized crime
shootout
boat chase
los angeles, california
doctor
sibling
disguise
vendetta
surgery
criminal gang
golden gun
archvillain
mysterious
bullet ballet
archenemy
thoughtful
brother brother relationship
maximum security prison
fbi agent
intimate
suspenseful
assertive
excited
scathing

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Reviews(4)

8.3avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

July 1, 2019

10
10/10

It's like looking in a mirror, only, not. There's a tendency to undervalue the action movie. Certainly there's a wide expanse of land in cinema world where film fans reside, where the thought of praising an action film for being "classic" cinema is considered treason against the very word. Yet so

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r96sk

r96sk

October 18, 2020

9
9/10

A quality all-out action film! <em>'Face/Off'</em> isn't one that'll stick out in my memory as something deep meaning, incredibly written or anything of the sort. However, as an action film it's superb. There's barely a chance to rethink what you've just seen due to the prevalent and manic nature

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Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

@SoSmooth1982

May 15, 2023

8
8/10

Never seen a concept for movie this way. They literally trade faces. Good versus evil and not only do they trade faces but there characters and personalities have to change as well. 2 of the best that could ever do it. John turns into Nicholas and Nicholas turns into John. I would say Nicholas Cage

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

January 6, 2026

6
6/10

“Troy” (Nicolas Cage) is a nasty piece of work, and his latest bombing plot has attracted the attention of FBI man “Archer” (John Travolta). Now he has some personal skin in the game, as his nemesis was responsible for the death of his young son - an event both he and wife, physician “Eve” (Joan All

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