Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an underwhelming serial-killer thriller whose intriguing face-blindness premise was weakened by execution and formulaic storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anna's acquired inability to recognize faces transforms ordinary social interactions and the serial-killer investigation into sustained uncertainty.
Anna's face-perception disorder prevents her from distinguishing Bryce, friends, police, and the killer, directly shaping the conflict.
Anna survives the bridge attack but must help Detective Kerrest identify the murderer despite coma-related brain damage and impaired recognition.
The story's central disorder creates repeated visual and dramatic contrasts between known relationships and unrecognizable faces.
Films like Faces in the Crowd, and why
The Cell
shared serial-killer investigation, female-centered survival suspense, and psychological thriller tension
Copycat
shared crime thriller structure, endangered witness protagonist, and escalating pursuit by a murderer
The Girl on the Train
shared identity disruption, unreliable perception, and paranoid investigative atmosphere
The Face of Another
shared face-based identity anxiety, mystery plotting, and psychological suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Julien Magnat
- Release Date
- 2011-10-25
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (536)
Cast
- Milla Jovovich
- Julian McMahon
- David Atrakchi
- Michael Shanks
- Marianne Faithfull
- Sarah Wayne Callies
- Valentina Vargas
- Kate Yacula
- Apollonia Vanova
- David Ingram
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Faces in the Crowd about?
- After surviving a serial-killer attack, a teacher with face blindness must identify her tormentor while everyone around her looks like a stranger.
- What is Faces in the Crowd like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Faces in the Crowd as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Faces in the Crowd violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Faces in the Crowd as graphic.
- What did critics think of Faces in the Crowd?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an underwhelming serial-killer thriller whose intriguing face-blindness premise was weakened by execution and formulaic storytelling.
- Which films are like Faces in the Crowd?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cell, Copycat, The Girl on the Train, and The Face of Another.
- How long is Faces in the Crowd?
- Faces in the Crowd runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Faces in the Crowd?
- In United States, Faces in the Crowd streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
