Film1993115 min

The Man Without a Face

Name: The Man Without a Face
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true."

Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, realistic drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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Synopsis

Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated—and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

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