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Face/Off

Face/Off

Jun 27, 1997
139 min
ActionCrimeScience Fiction
7.0/ 10
5,628 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.0/10
5,628 votes
IMDB
7.3/10
418,395 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
82/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$80,000,000Production cost
Box Office$245,700,000Worldwide gross
Profit$165,700,000Profitable
ROI
+207.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$112,276,146Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 23 nominations total

Details

Production information

"In order to trap him, he must become him."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$80,000,000

Revenue

$245,700,000

Production Companies

Krane EntertainmentParamount PicturesPermut PresentationsWCG Entertainment ProductionsTouchstone PicturesDouglas/Reuther Productions

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