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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   112,118 votes
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Director:
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
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(225 articles)
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One of the best spy films around more (736 total)

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Also Known As:
Die Bourne Identität (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and some language.
Runtime:
119 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Judy Parfitt was intended to appear as a psychologist, but her scene was cut. It reappeared as a 'deleted scene' in the DVD edition. more
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Continuity: When Jason first picks up the pen in the Paris apartment he puts the cap on the top, but in the next shot the cap is gone. Later, the cap reappears and disappears. more
Quotes:
[the Professor's dying words]
The Professor: Look at this. Look at what they make you give.
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Ready Steady Go more

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42 out of 65 people found the following review useful.
One of the best spy films around, 23 October 2005
8/10
Author: Ricardo Camacho from United States

This story has been done several times in the past, most recently in "A Long Kiss Goodnight". It's also true that Doug Liman and the producers created their own Jason Bourne mythology,since this movie is different in many ways to the book. But the truth is Liman takes an old story and puts a new fast paced spin on it.

Matt Damon stars as the enigmatic assassin who just wants to figure out who he is. As he travels from city to city he's followed by CIA agents who want to dispose of him to save their own jobs. He's helped along the way by Marie played by the brilliant Franka Potente. Together they come face to face with the people that want them dead.

The cast is great and so is the story. This film should be on everyone's top ten list.

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