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Face/Off (1997) - Movie Details

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Release Date: June 27, 1997
On DVD: September 11, 2007
Genre: Action
Director: John Woo
Writer: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary, Wesley Strick
Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, CCH Pounder, Robert Wisdom, Margaret Cho, Jamie Denton
AKA: Face Off
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Running Time: 138 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for intense sequences of strong violence, and for strong language

Castor Troy sits under the trees, watching the father and son circle round and round the Merry-go-round. His eyes settle on the man's back through a high-powered scope, and, without any mercy in his fingers, squeezes the trigger. FBI Agent Sean Archer falls to the ground, a bloody hole in his back. Castor Troy stands up, his eyes widening in horror, and Sean Archer looks over at his son. The bullet passed straight through his...

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Face/Off is by far the best action movie ever. John Travolta and Nicholas Cage are the ultimate rivals in this blast-em-up thriller, and John Woo creates a stimulating movie with great choreography. His film techniques are excellent; the pigeons in the church, the flapping of Cage's jacket as steps outside, and a dozen other scenes... The story is just as good- there actually is one. It will be a long time before we see a movie that tops Face/Off. Full movie review »

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