Movie connections for
Face/Off (1997) More at IMDbPro »

References

Frankenstein (1931)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Les yeux sans visage (1960)
 -  The cut patterns with which Nicholas Cage and Travolta's characters' faces were removed were virtually identical to that of the beautiful victims in this film. Not to mention that both films are about facial transplants and pay agonizing detail to the horrific process of transplantation.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
Soylent Green (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Suspiria (1977)
Grease (1978)
Trancers (1985)
The Dead Pool (1988)
Dip huet seung hung (1989)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Lat sau san taam (1992)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Rock (1996)

Referenced in

"Beverly Hills, 90210: Face-Off (#7.17)" (1997)
 -  title reference
Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
"The Simpsons: Faith Off (#11.11)" (2000)
 -  title reference
Cut (2000/I)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
Max Payne (2001) (VG)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) (VG)
Naked Movie (2002)
 -  poster seen
Wilfred (2002)
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002)
Die Another Day (2002)
"Gilmore Girls: Face-Off (#3.15)" (2003)
 -  title reference
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Hollywood and the Muslim World (2003) (TV)
Aan: Men at Work (2004)
 -  the scene at the airport where the cops are chasing the villain's plane, is lifted from the 1997 film
Du zi deng dai (2004)
 -  running joke
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once in extended version
Saigo no bansan (2005)
 -  man's face is removed and placed on another man's face
Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night (2005)
 -  One job-seeker mentions having seen the movie twice, and is asked to describe it.
"Nip/Tuck: Hannah Tedesco (#3.9)" (2005)
 -  a person's face is removed and replaces another person's face
"Horizon: The World's First Face Transplant" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by name
Stranglehold (2007) (VG)
 -  Tequila wields two golden hand guns at some point, same as Castor Troy in Face/Off, also directed by John Woo.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen
JCVD (2008)
 -  mentioned when talking about John Woo
A.R.O.G (2008)
 -  Reference to a "Face Off" machine
"Reaper: Business Casualty (#2.12)" (2009)
 -  Sock tells Maggie that he's a surgeon and has to go perform a face/off. She responds with "A face-off? Like the movie."

Featured in

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (2002) (TV)
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' (2007) (V)
 -  many clips shown
"Istories apo tin apenanti ohthi: Daneikos efialtis (#1.1)" (2007)
 -  Playing on TV

Spoofs

Broken Arrow (1996)

Spoofed in

Half Baked (1998)
Drunken Rumble Story (1999)
Siu lam juk kau (2001)
"Family Guy: The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz (#4.18)" (2005)
 -  Stewie and Brian get their faces switched when Peter mentions this movie
"The Simpsons: Regarding Margie (#17.20)" (2006)
 -  Homer's response when Marge says she doesn't recognize him.
"Happy Tree Friends: Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow/Double Whammy/Autopsy Turvy (#1.13)" (2006)
 -  In 'Autopsy Turvy', the good and bad Flippy have their backs to each other behind a table, they rise at the same time and fire their staplers at each other but both of them are empty

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