8.2 Score

1997 • 2h 19min • R • Science Fiction, Action, Crime

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

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.

IMDb 7.3

RT 92%

MC 82

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John Woo

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John Travolta

Sean Archer

Nicolas Cage

Castor Troy

Joan Allen

Eve Archer

Alessandro Nivola

Pollux Troy

Gina Gershon

Sasha Hassler

Dominique Swain

Jamie Archer

Nick Cassavetes

Dietrich Hassler

Harve Presnell

Victor Lazarro

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John Travolta Sean Archer

Nicolas Cage Castor Troy

Joan Allen Eve Archer

Alessandro Nivola Pollux Troy

Gina Gershon Sasha Hassler

Dominique Swain Jamie Archer

Nick Cassavetes Dietrich Hassler

Harve Presnell Victor Lazarro

Colm Feore Dr. Malcolm Walsh

John Carroll Lynch Prison Guard Walton

CCH Pounder Hollis Miller

Robert Wisdom Tito Biondi

Margaret Cho Wanda

James Denton Buzz

Matt Ross Loomis

Chris Bauer Ivan Dubov

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