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Face/Off

1997Movie2 h 19 minR

81

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81

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Summary

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.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

Skip it if

You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Gives you goosebumps.
Puts you inside a crime.
Pulls you in.
Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 88Audiences 76GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer93%
Metascore82
Audience score82%
User score7.6
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 353 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
3.1×its budget
Budget
$80 M
Worldwide
$246 M
Worldwide it earned $166 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 19 min
Longer than most action movies, +31 min on the typical 108
typical 108139
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 74 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+64
Released
1997
June 27, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeScience Fiction
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Latin
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 58
Directing · 9
John Woo Director, Storyboard
William H. Burton Sr. Second Unit Director
Jamie Marshall Second Second Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson Second Unit First Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson First Assistant Director
Cate Hardman Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
Michael Colleary Writer, Co-Producer
Mike Werb Writer, Co-Producer
Production · 38
Michael Douglas Executive Producer
Jonathan D. Krane Executive Producer
Steven Reuther Executive Producer
Barrie M. Osborne Producer
Terence Chang Producer
Christopher Godsick Producer
Camera · 32
Oliver Wood Director of Photography
Gary Capo Second Unit Director of Photography
William D. Barber Camera Operator
Paul V. Ferrazzi First Assistant Camera
Peter Jensen Camera Operator
Ian Fox Camera Operator
Editing · 10
Steven Kemper Editor
Christian Wagner Editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed Negative Cutter
H. Dwight Raymond IV First Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor
Matthew Booth First Assistant Editor
Jeff Gullo Assistant Editor
Sound · 53
John Powell Original Music Composer
Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce Fowler Orchestrator
Jeff Rosen Foley Editor
Art · 31
Neil Spisak Production Design
Steve Arnold Art Direction
Steven Schwartz Set Designer
Jason Sweers Graphic Designer
Suzan Wexler Set Designer
James Carson Production Illustrator
Costume & Make-Up · 16
Ellen Mirojnick Costume Design
Anthony J. Scarano Costume Supervisor
Kevin Yagher Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nina Kraft Makeup Artist
Karin Hanson Wigmaker
Jonny Pray Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 26
Richard E. Hollander Visual Effects Supervisor
Boyd Shermis Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew Ferro Visual Effects Producer, Digital Producer
Garrett Lam Digital Compositor
Tsz 'Gee' Yeung 3D Artist
Rick Sander 3D Artist

Tropes

Imposter Forgot One Detailin 129 titlesBecause of how different Archer's FBI job is from Castor's criminal lifestyle, both Archer and Castor at several points come narrowly close to slipping their identities away.Wet Blanket Wifein 88 titlesEve Archer is one of those "you promised to quit after one last job" types of wives.All 250 tropes

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