Face/Off

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Face/Off

R

1997

2h 18m

Action

Crime

Drama

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Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) tracks down Troy, who has boarded a plane in Los Angeles. After the plane crashes and Troy is severely injured, possibly dead, Archer undergoes surgery to remove his face and replace it with Troy's. As Archer tries to use his disguise to elicit information about a bomb from Troy's brother, Troy awakes from a coma and forces the doctor who performed the surgery to give him Archer's face.

Critics Consensus

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play cat-and-mouse (and literally play each other) against a beautifully stylized backdrop of typically elegant, over-the-top John Woo violence.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

12/17/2023

Face/Off immediately dials in on the operatic lunacy of its two leading men.

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Reader

06/15/2022

3/4

Redeemed by Woo’s bravura skills, Face/Off becomes more than just a genre exercise.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/28/2018

Woo, a master of poetical carnage, mixes kitsch, sadism, sentiment and comedy with choreographic precision.

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Gayle Sequeira

BFI

11/17/2024

In John Woo’s Face/Off, the unhinged intensity of the actors’ performances and outlandish absurdity of its plot is matched only by the relentless excess of its action.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

02/28/2024

4/5

In a time when the action genre seems to struggle to find its identity, it says something that the 27-year-old “Face/Off” still holds up against much of what passes for action cinema today.

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

12/28/2023

4.5/5

Face/Off's action sequences are classic Woo with bullets flying every which way and plethora of guns to go around.

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Jorge A

@RT50429328 2d

One of the best action movies ever. Great acting, over the top action, and a story that would keep you glued to your seat until its over. Aside from one or two questionable plot holes, there's very little to complain from me. A must watch for any action fans.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 20

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jack J

@bsmeczek Mar 18

It's engaging, memorable, and enjoyable. It boasts strong performances from its lead actors, a surprising amount of emotional depth, and fast-paced John Woo action that is meaningful and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

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Matthew G

@RT86236525 Feb 7

Four stars but on a totally different star scale than any other movie I’ve rated on this site and on completely different criteria. Awesome.

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Clare W

@ClareHeartsMovies Feb 4

Face/Off is probably my all time favorite movie. It has two very good leading actors and keeps you locked in the whole movie and it keeps you waiting and jumping out of your seat to see what's next. The action and tech is very good and the plot is spectacular,

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ill 3

@RT25493494 Jan 25

I really wanted to like this movie but this was bad. The action is just so unbelievable and stupid that it draws your intention away from a plot that is supposed to be serious and emotionnal. But then the plot is dumb and the few parts that could have been developped aren't. A complete cheesy waste of time

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Synopsis

Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) tracks down Troy, who has boarded a plane in Los Angeles. After the plane crashes and Troy is severely injured, possibly dead, Archer undergoes surgery to remove his face and replace it with Troy's. As Archer tries to use his disguise to elicit information about a bomb from Troy's brother, Troy awakes from a coma and forces the doctor who performed the surgery to give him Archer's face.

Director: John Woo
Producer: Terence Chang, David Permut, Barrie M. Osborne
Screenwriter: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $112.3M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Surround

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