Face/off (1997) ITV4, 11.10pm ★★★★

Considered by many to be action-flick director extraordinaire John Woo’s best work, this outrageous screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary stars John Travolta as Sean Archer, an FBI Agent on the hunt for Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage), who murdered his son. Through a complicated chain of events both undergo surgery to impersonate the other. It blends kitsch, sadism and comedy with daring cinematic flair.