
A Better Tomorrow(1986)
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.


“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.

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
Face/Off is a action, crime, science fiction film released in 1997 exploring themes of prison, biological weapon, prisoner, bomb, undercover, psychopath. Directed by John Woo, it stars John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen. 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.
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