Face/Off
Turkish title: Yüz/Yüze
“In order to trap him, he must become him.”
1997 · 2 h 18 min
Directed by 
John Woo
John WooCast
John Travolta 
Nicolas Cage 
Joan Allen
Credits
Written by: Mike Werb
Plot
An FBI agent has his face surgically swapped with that of a terrorist, and the terrorist then takes his place.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Woo's gloriously over-the-top action film swaps its heroes' faces and lets Travolta and Cage chew the scenery. Outrageous, operatic and stylish, it is pure gun-ballet fun.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (432,185 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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