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Face/Off (1997)
424K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's family.
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever, action packed, neo noir, rough, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, manly
Plot:
gunfight, prison, revenge, fbi, violence, transformation, master criminal, hidden identity, arch villain, switching bodies, prison escape, death, murder, child murder, hitman, violent, undercover, terrorism, assassin, fbi agent, heroic bloodshed, teenage girl, nemesis, villain, plastic surgery ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997, 1990s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, hong kong
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Most similar movies to Face/Off
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, suspense and fast films with plots about revenge, violence, murder, gun, shootout, pistol and gunfight mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Face/Off: The Rock (1996), Eraser (1996), Con Air (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Crank (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, action packed, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, alcatraz, twists and turns, prison, traitor, jail, military, mercenary, terrorist, car chase, prison escape ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
100%
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, twists and turns, rogue agent, gunfight, betrayal, treason, witness protection program, witness, corporate crime, police investigation, one man army, justice ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996, 80s, future
Place:
new york, maryland, usa, baltimore, san francisco ...
Similarity:
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337K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching ...
Style:
action packed, exciting, serious, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hijacking, master criminal, prison escape, convict, law enforcement, fugitives, tough heroes, violent, die hard, confined, redemption ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, usa, utah, nevada, north america ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei ...
Style:
exciting, cult classic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, contract killer, hired killer, killer, professional killer, assassin, chase, female warrior, asian man white woman relationship, on the run ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s
Place:
china, los angeles, hong kong, asia, usa
Similarity:
100%
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276K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.
Style:
intense, cult classic, dark comedy, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, vengeance, dark humor, assassin, tough heroes, violence, lone hero, poison, one man army, heart, killer ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, iran, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, dystopia, prison, utopia, psychopath, time travel, satire, maverick cop, totalitarianism, fish out of water, violence ...
Time:
future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
83%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
100%
203K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, entertaining, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
computer hacker, hostage, bank robbery, spy, hacker, terrorism, heist, hacking, surveillance, secret agent, computer, hot and sexy ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, malibu california, california, north america ...
Similarity:
80%
Movie in collections
92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style:
detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, reluctant partners, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, killing spree, evil alien, humanoid alien, tough cop, investigation, good versus evil, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
houston texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style:
suspense, entertaining, exciting, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, chase, mercenary, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, one against many, tough heroes, drifter, violent, justice, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with ...
Style:
entertaining, intense, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
cia, spy, undercover, terrorism, twists and turns, heroic mission, chase, embassy, one man army, partner, danger, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, pakistan
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, grindhouse, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, fight, organized crime, fistfight, brutality, mafia, warrior, gangster, gunfight, police, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indonesia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.
Style:
cult classic, tense, grindhouse, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, gunfight, police station, street gang, claustrophobia, siege, violent, prison, female warrior, gang, convict, revenge ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, detective, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gun fu, gunfight, undercover, violent, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, mafia, heroic bloodshed, partnership, triad, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aikido, police corruption, chase, undercover, bodyguard, martial arts, conspiracy, hand to hand combat, police investigation, violent, secret service, justice ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under ...
Style:
saga, breathtaking, entertaining, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, police, buddies, revenge, police officer, home invasion, buddy, car chase, vigilante, partner, interracial friendship, profanity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, south africa, california, africa, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, prison, murder, organized crime, revenge, investigation, redemption, vengeance, tough heroes, one last job, crime boss, ex convict ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style:
visually appealing, spectacular, tense, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, female protagonist, one man army, heroine, yakuza, fight, sword, dark hero, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, austin texas, texas, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
207K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of ...
Style:
clever, suspenseful, neo noir, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, car chase, cia, mafia, mercenary, covert operation, shootout, car, escapades, undercover, caper, ira ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, nice france, french riviera
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One hundred mid- and low-level gangsters who are on their boss' bad side are locked inside a newly-built high-security prison, and given plenty of guns, ammo, and baseball bats, then told that the last survivor will get a suitcase with 10 ...
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brother brother relationship, prison, chess, assassin, gangster, female assassin, fight to the death, mexican standoff, survival, rivalry, redemption, partner ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, tech noir, cyber, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, serial killer, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, cyborgs, hacking, evil computer, prison, violence, computer, technology, hacker ...
Time:
future, year 1995, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
464K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style:
neo noir, clever, tense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, hostage, taxi, taxi driver, contract killer, sociopath, twists and turns, assassin, nihilism, merciless, professional killer, death ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, southern california, persia ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
overpopulation, distopia, dystopia, sisters, hiding place, chase, dystopic future, death of sister, politics, tough girl, investigation, betrayal ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2017, 2010s, distant future
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Jack Shaw (DONALD SUTHERLAND) has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorism, terrorist, hitman, chase, revenge, frame up, danger, assassination attempt, race against time, politics ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 70s, 20th century
Place:
israel, virginia, connecticut, middle east, libya ...
Similarity:
100%
10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, suspense, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, escape, chase, on the run, betrayal, diamond, fistfight, left for dead, prison fight, femme fatale, prison guard, murder ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
222K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send ...
Style:
exciting, action thriller, cult classic, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, extreme sports, extreme sport, working undercover, surfing, surfer, bank robber, gang, undercover, robbery, gangster, buddy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, southern california, australia ...
Similarity:
50%
818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
Similarity:
100%
179K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, vigilante, lone hero, violence, vigilantism, superhero, one man army, tough guy, mafia, crime fighter, hitman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 2003
Place:
florida, puerto rico, miami, virginia
Similarity:
100%
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