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66% Critic Match
The Man Without a Face
“A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.”
6.6 / 10• 1993• 1h 55m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
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. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Cast & Crew
Mel Gibson
Justin McLeod
Lead
Nick Stahl
Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
Margaret Whitton
Catherine Palin
Fay Masterson
Gloria Norstadt
Gaby Hoffmann
Megan Norstadt
Geoffrey Lewis
Chief Wayne Stark
Richard Masur
Prof. Carl Hartley
Michael DeLuise
Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Gibson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man Without a Face is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
