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The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity

7.5

The Bourne Identity

PG-13·2002·119m

Summary

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Crew

Director

Doug Liman

Author

Robert Ludlum

Screenplay

Tony Gilroy

Screenplay

William Blake Herron

Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

October 22, 2020

8

Lost count the number of times I've watched The Bourne Identity but it's still a fantastic action-thriller with Matt Damon perfectly cast in the lead which if I recall at the time he was only known for dramas. Some issues with how the sequels were handled, mainly (in TBU) the suggestion Bourne and Nicki (Julia Stiles) had some sort past relationship when it's pretty clear he was just another black ops agent.

In any case, still works almost 20 years later and I'm sure I'll revisit this one again. **4.0/5**

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$60,000,000.00

Revenue:

$214,034,224.00

Keywords

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