Face/Off

1997 | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Chase, Quest

Synopsis

To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
94.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.9%
Review Aggregate
84.2

Critic Consensus

92.8% Fresh • 97 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 97 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingfamily-friendlystylizedfunnygrittypsychologicalmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count98
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes418,474

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$112,276,144$219,445,651
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$112,277,320$219,447,950

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1997$56,138,072$109,722,826
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$39,500,000$77,203,428
Physical Purchases ?1997$52,776,000$103,151,598
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$31,437,320$61,444,782
Total Revenues1997$179,851,392$351,522,635
Expenses
Budget ?1997$80,000,000$156,361,374
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$19,292,000 (est)$37,706,545 (est)
Participations1997$14,388,000$28,121,593
Residuals ?1997$8,328,000$16,277,219
Interest & Overhead1997$12,000,000$23,454,206
Total Expenses1997$134,008,000$261,920,937
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$45,843,392$89,601,698

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