Face/Off

R

Released Jun 27, 1997

2 hr. 18 min.

Action

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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.

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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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Sean M

Not sure what all the hype is? Movie was cringe. At one point a guy is shotgunned and goes flying and you can literally see the cables pulling him back lol. I guess in 1997 when this was only shown in 240p nobody noticed. They trade faces but also seem to have each other’s bodies lmao. Too unbelievable to be good. Found most action scenes to be loud and annoying.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Dean C

Highly entertaining with an engaging plot and Nicholas Cage's over the top acting. A movie not to be taken too seriously but could have trimmed its run time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Jay H

One of the best action movies of the 1990s. Totally unbelievable and incredibly enjoyable. John Woo at his finest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Aaron C

I saw this with friends in the theater back in the 90s. I was so disappointed. I came to find out later that I actually dislike Nicholas Cage and John Woo movies quite a bit. Seems like Nicholas Cage is always just playing some version of himself...not a very convincing actor. John Woo movies are just bad...there's no other way to put it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Jacob D

This is the best Nicolas Cage movie I've ever seen! His performance as both Castor Troy and Sean Archer is great. The same goes for John Travolta, who does better as Sean Archer, but nevertheless, pulls off both characters with ease. The action is excellent, the acting is delightfully corny, and the story is brilliant. Two thumbs way up!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Ricky C

Nicholas Cage's greatest movie. I don't think there was a single boring moment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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John Woo

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John Travolta

Sean Archer

Nicolas Cage

Castor Troy

Joan Allen

Dr. Eve Archer

Alessandro Nivola

Pollux Troy

Gina Gershon

Sasha Hassler

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

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

Dec 17, 2023

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Reader

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

Rated: 3/4

Jun 15, 2022

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David Ansen

Newsweek

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

Feb 28, 2018

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

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.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2024

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

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

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 28, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Utterly preposterous, but, boy, does this baby deliver!

Rated: 3/4

Dec 26, 2023

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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
Executive Producer: Michael Douglas, Jonathan D. Krane, Steven Reuther
Screenwriter: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $112.3M
Sound Mix: Surround

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