# Face/Off (1997)

> An FBI agent and his terrorist nemesis trade faces, identities, and lives in a wildly stylish battle to stop a city-destroying bomb.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/599

## Facts

- Runtime: 139 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Science Fiction
- Director: John Woo
- Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, operatic, intense, action movie night, 1990s blockbuster marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of vengeance and identity, where faces can be swapped, but the past cannot be escaped.

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