For example, plugging these into Google, I can find stuff like, 自信のない人 and
自信がない人. Or, 愛のない生活 and 愛がない生活. I found a movie called 顔のないスパイ. How is this any
different from 顔がないスパイ?

I've asked Japanese people this, and the only answer I've ever gotten is that
that's a hard one to explain, and that there really isn't much difference
worth noting. I'd like to know the gritty details though, what little nuance
each holds.

I feel like I see this difference with "ない" more than anything, but that could
just be me. I can't really recall ever hearing the opposite, like 自信のある人. Is
this significant? Am I wrong?

Thanks!
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nuances word-choice
Difference between 「～のない～」 and 「～がない~」?
The difference between this kind of case alternation mostly appears in the
possibility of the logical scope.

> 三人の学生の買った本  
>  '(three possibly different) book(s) that three students bought'
>
> 三人の学生が買った本  
>  'a single book that three students bought'

And indeed, negation is one environment where logical scope becomes relevant,
so yes, there should be difference when you have negation.
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顔がない男,,as the name suggest a spy who doesn't have a fixed look. Because of
being into the spy profession, he has to change his look frequently according
to the his safety and requirements of his profession.and the title indicating
about that thing and it in the intransitive form. So in the bcoz of
Intransitive form Ga particle is more appropriately used in the title instead
of No particle.(I thinks)
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