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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   109,961 votes
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Director:

Doug Liman

Writers (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (screenplay) and
W. Blake Herron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 June 2002 (USA) more

Tagline:

He was the perfect weapon until he became the target. more

Plot:

A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(192 articles)

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What a Spy Movie Should Be Like These Days more (736 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:

Die Bourne Identität (Germany)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some language.

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The region in Greece shown at the end of the movie is the island of Mykonos in the Aegean sea. more

Goofs:

Continuity: After the assassin jumps out of the window at the Paris apartment, Jason tells Marie to get her shoes. We do not see Marie leave the room but in a subsequent shot she has the shoes in hand. more

Quotes:

Conklin: You're worried of a budget meeting?
Conklin: If we don't take care of this, we don't make it to the men's room.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Charmed: The Torn Identity (#8.18)" (2006) more

Soundtrack:

Le Lendemain more


FAQ

Why did Bourne break into the security office?
What happened to the body that was planted in the morgue under the name Michael Kane?
Why were the two bullets just in his skin and not deeper?
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119 out of 146 people found the following comment useful.
What a Spy Movie Should Be Like These Days, 11 December 2002
9/10
Author: gbheron from Washington, DC

James Bond and Ethan Hunt take notice. "The Bourne Identity" is my new standard for contemporary spy thrillers. Gone (or almost gone) are the special effects that James and Ethan rely on all too heavily. Hell, in those franchises the special effects have virtually replaced story and characters. "The Bourne Identity" has a very straightforward story to tell, a mystery that slowly unravels. Spycraft is not all about technical gizmos, but requires human brains and human brawn (and a fair amount of gunplay and car chases).

Set in various locales in Switzerland and France during the winter much of the visuals for "The Bourne Identity" are gray and damp. That's a plus, Monte Carlo and like locales can get boring. Mat Damon is great as Jason Bourne, fished from the Mediterranean mostly dead by gunshot wounds. A total amnesiac, he slowly realizes that he possesses the deadly skills of a well-trained assassin, and that someone is out to kill him. Franka Potente is equally good as the young woman swept up in his life and forced to run with him. Run or be killed.

I can't say enough good things about this movie. Doug Limon, thanks, you did a great job.

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