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The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 59m
A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia.

The Bourne Identity

2002
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 59m
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Rated 17 Jun 2011
9
93rd
Solid any way you look at it. Awesome, intriguing plot with Matt Damon perfectly cast as Jason Bourne. Great fight scenes and action in general and it leaves a lot of mystery and questions for the viewer to wonder about, and when they do answer them in the later films they surprisingly aren't lame like in most movies. Ending is pretty lame and I wasn't too in love with the romance subplot but it serves its purpose.
Rated 14 Nov 2023
80
70th
Wonderful christmas movie about a workaholic who experiences memory loss and along his journey to find who he really is, discovers true love. It has quite a lot of car chases and spy action stuff but somehow never looses its simplicity and rather calm and “un-hectic” vibe. Mission Impossible meets Before Sunrise.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
75
94th
Boyhood loves of espionage and martial arts; mixed with latter loves of romance and continental backdrops; made into a competent, engaging film. I'm British, but this makes Bond look like a bit of a twat.
Rated 04 Feb 2007
40
10th
Way overrated. The action is mediocre, and that's the best part of the film. Half the lines in the movie are completely pointless, the bad guys are totally cliché, and Matt Damon and the girl have absolutely ZERO chemistry. Maybe the book was good, but the movie was bad bad bad.
Rated 18 Apr 2008
86
85th
Whoa! I thought films like this weren't made any more! 70's in-your-face thriller/action with 21st century visuals (stylish, but not Michael Bay hectic - great balance). Great trilogy, too!
Rated 31 Jan 2010
60
53rd
So many things about this feel second hand. The rogue agent without a memory travels around Europe, which is ... nice, but not spectacular. Potente is ... cute, not gorgeous... the action scenes are... fine not super engaging... The editing is... not really that nice... and, maybe, there was a time before 'Team America' when you'd be able to watch Matt Damon without thinking just that: MAAAATT DAMOON. Well, that time has come and passed.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
30
12th
Ah, sweet amnesia, can one ever tire of your charms? Run-of-the-mill, rather dreary spy movie that, contrary to what is sometimes claimed, is absurd, silly and utterly unrealistic. Very little to keep the viewer interested. Pedestrian direction. That a movie's action scenes are mediocre does not in and of itself imply that it must therefore count as "intelligent". The best defence of this franchise is probably tieman64's on IMDb, added on March 22, 2013.
Rated 03 Aug 2007
90
86th
My god, I thought competent action/espionage films had died out with Ronin. This was the most pleasant surprise of 2002; I went in expecting a diversion and got something that was engaging on all levels: intellectually, emotionally, and viscerally. The bone-crunching combat was a welcome change of pace from all that floaty Hong Kong/Matrix nonsense.
Rated 29 Oct 2018
80
78th
Top badass moment? The Mini that was old enough to have actually been in The Italian Job. So this student (can tell from the tatty jumper he’s wearing) wakes up after a heavy night drinking and can’t remember a thing. Then discovers everyone is after him. Most people would assume they’d not bought their round, or got everyone kicked out of a club, but this idiot decides he’s a secret agent, or assassin, or something. Talk about self-aggrandisement. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 29 Sep 2011
90
96th
I can watch Bourne searching for his identity every day!
Rated 23 Aug 2009
30
19th
What brings the movie down is the headache-inducing camerawork.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
84
68th
A fast-paced action movie mixed with a LITTLE bit of romance.
Rated 05 Mar 2008
94
77th
I love how he's always thinking.
Rated 21 Jan 2007
64
52nd
Surprisingly entertaining action flick. Matt Damon proves he did something worthwhile besides Rounders.
Rated 11 Apr 2023
86
83rd
So over the past week I went back and rewatched the trilogy. Its interesting going back to things you were a big fan of. Does it hold up? Are there new things to appreciate? Was my young high school brain able to see through the shaky cam better? Yes to all. This is great as a standalone as the ending works. Supremecy and Ultimatum are equally fantastic aside from maybe the last 5 minutes of the latter. Cont. in pt 2
Rated 25 Feb 2007
80
72nd
Upon rewatching the film I must say I enjoyed it a lot more. Matt Damon was fantastic as Jason Bourne. The story is smart, the action is fast paced, brutal and intelligent as well. And the soundtrack is fantastic! It's everything you could want out of an action-film.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
71
76th
The first of the Bourne trilogy makes a clear impact, bearing the hallmarks of a great new series of films yet to come. Taking a more realistic spin on the traditional spy movie and throwing a few spanners into the works, it makes an enjoyable viewing sporting among others one excellent chase sequence. Damon puts in a good performance as Bourne and the action is swift and the plotline slick, if a little difficult to keep fully in track with at times. A surprisingly great action thriller.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
79
77th
Doug Liman brings a lot of fun to the table ripping "The Bourne Identity" from its source novel and hightailing it into an exciting action film. The film, while engrossing, is actually paced out quite well, making Bourne's self-discovery its most interesting asset once the fights and chases have paid their dues.
Rated 05 May 2007
60
47th
OK spy flick. Matt Damon is very good in the lead, but otherwise this is strictly routine
Rated 27 Aug 2008
71
41st
Just didn't really get this movie. The action scenes were a little blown out of proportion. I felt like it tried to follow the same idea as the Matrix, but for it take place in today's world and not as a scientific flick hurts it. If they cut down on the stupid fighting and stuck to just the storyline I think I would have liked it more. I am a fan of Damon but after all the good stuff I heard about it I was quite disappointed.
Rated 30 May 2007
88
80th
Compelling storyline, highly entertaining. Matt Damon does a great job.
Rated 08 Mar 2012
85
94th
Terrific opening to one of my favorite trilogies. Damon's Bourne is a spy unique in the genre -- cold, calm, and calculating in the most tense situations, but deeply disturbed by his lack of identity. The action itself is top notch as well.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
85
63rd
Before the Bond films finally managed to get their shit together with Casino Royale, Bourne stepped in and gave the spy genre what for. The direction is slick, the action is brutal, and Damon combines the badass with the everyman to great effect.
Rated 25 Jun 2008
57
24th
good movie, action-packed. not as good as the books though.
Rated 09 Sep 2021
3
36th
i have questions about why the CIA built a killing machine whose heartstrings can be tugged on by children (lame ass reveal), or why they seem to have borrowed their office from the local newspaper, and i wish the african dictator stuff went further and the finale wasn't franchise-baiting garbo. still the best one for its muted unease, lack of exposition, trio of strong set pieces, potente, and damon's assassin-next-door dopiness, most of which is discarded by the smug jameson bounrdne sequels.
Rated 09 Aug 2007
84
70th
Solid action, great character and interesting story. A win all around.
Rated 09 Jul 2012
80
78th
Personal favorite in the series just edging out Ultimatum with its originality and lack of Shakycam3000.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
0th
Does not do justice to the book. The last thing I want to see is Marie St. Joseph's with a different name and a different characterization. I am sure there must have been a better way of making the film. That said, the film is fast and pacy, if you see it without reading the book first.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
40
1st
The BORED identity, I fell asleep watching this awful movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
92nd
A fun and thrilling movie that shockingly made Matt Damon an action star. It's no wonder that the Bourne movies make tons of cash.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
72nd
Damon is suprisingly charismatic in this, and it made Bourne become what xXx wanted to be: a new Bond.
Rated 18 Sep 2009
15
7th
Ridiculous.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
14th
Pretty good action but boring at some times...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
66th
A fantastic action film with good acting and great characters.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
18th
Boring. I remember the books being much more interesting.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
91
82nd
a film trilogy is bourne.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
90
49th
Good spy thriller. I wasn't always totally engaged but it was entertaining and fun to see. Spy movies usually lose me in their complexity, but this one, while complicated, was easy enough to follow that I wasn't confused.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
77th
Exciting. This is a great spy thriller, and a perfect role for Matt Damon. It has some awesome quick action fight scenes.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
95
96th
Awesome!!! Matt's perfomance came out of nowhere and blew me away. I love Famke's role as well, and miss her in the sequels.
Rated 04 Mar 2010
0
25th
Maybe I'm missing something, but the Bourne series has always seemed like generic, unintelligent action to me.
Rated 04 Jun 2009
84
83rd
A very fine action film loaded with kick-ass action sequences and an incredible turn from Matt Damon, who'd never ventured into Action Hero territory before. When it came out it was viewed as surprisingly realistic (by action standards), but viewed in conjunction with its sequels it's almost too slick and glossy. The cast is great and the movie is a lot of fun, but it lacks the maturity that makes Greengrass's Bournes so great. It's still a thinking man's actioner, but it could go deeper.
Rated 09 Nov 2007
82
76th
This is the new Bond. The movie moves so quickly, you're out of breath after the first thirty minutes. Yet it don't make you feel hollow inside like the Bond franchise does.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
63rd
One of Matt Damon's best roles. This movie is well writen and well acted. While somewhat implausible in parts, it's a really good movie.
Rated 22 May 2009
70
29th
Suspenseful, in a forgettable sort of way
Rated 30 Sep 2008
82
92nd
The best Bourne movie ...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
83rd
Great action thriller. It has everything and actually made me like Matt Damon quite a bit. The type of movie you can watch way more than once.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
30
31st
Shakey cam shakey cam *vomit*
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
17th
Pretty boring-predictable plot; Potente doesn't belong in Hollywood (and, thankfully, already came to this conclusion herself and moved back to Berlin).
Rated 28 Aug 2018
20
8th
Tedious. Generic American thriller with an idiotic love story ('dangerous men are so sexy!'). Nothing makes sense, but fast enough that you don't notice when watching it with the brain half-off. We've been fed this kind of stories with nonsense and impossible technologies for decades that they've gained a sort of autonomy, they're 'normal' within these movies. And direction is so bland, so uninventive...
Rated 23 Jun 2010
69
84th
A great spy thriller, and an intriguing premise. Also, the fact that Bourne has basically been engineered explains away a lot of the pseudo-superpower cliches that the heroes in these movies usually have.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
95
94th
apart from being a very good, intense movie two special merits: - awesome hand to hand combat (best i can think of right now including Tony Jaa or Jason statham) - one of the best available car chases
Rated 20 Aug 2015
100
91st
The story of a man (Matt Damon), salvaged, near death, from the ocean by an Italian fishing boat. When he recuperates, the man suffers from total amnesia, without identity or background... except for a range of extraordinary talents in fighting, linguistic skills and self-defense that speak of a dangerous past. He sets out on a desperate search-assisted by the initially rebellious Marie (Franka Potente) - to discover who he really is, and why he's being lethally pursued by assassins.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
45
20th
Some exciting action pieces but overall a really weak entry into a series that got much better as it progressed.
Rated 23 Oct 2011
90
63rd
I love this movie. Liman directs this capably. Some of the quick edits weren't fantastic, but I was never lost in them, if you know what I mean. Damon fits the role like a glove, and the supporting cast is all really good as well. Seeing Bourne piece his past together and taking the journey with him is just so intriguing and hard to resist once you've watched the screen from the forest act to the very end. It spawned off a bunch of poor copycats, but this has aged very well regardless.
Rated 01 Dec 2006
70
29th
great movie, never liked Matt Damon though
Rated 25 Mar 2011
82
71st
An enjoyable action film. Well paced and well acted. The fight scenes and the chase scenes were very good as well. A good time had by all!
Rated 11 Aug 2009
92
97th
Excellent.
Rated 09 Jan 2014
80
0th
2x
Rated 22 Jan 2007
60
22nd
I keep getting this one and the other Bourne film mixed up, but I liked one of them, so I'll take a chance and give this one a 60.
Rated 01 Apr 2012
80
78th
Great action film. The editing is excellent and contributes to the fast paced feel of the film.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
80
66th
I liked this movie. It's an awesome spy thriller.
Rated 04 Mar 2007
80
55th
I had just read the book, so i came out of this movie absolutely hating it. I look back on this and the sequel now as very good action movies. I really wish they had followed the book, but i'm willing to forgive them, because these really are good movies.
Rated 01 Jan 2011
90
91st
All-time favorite
Rated 20 Jul 2009
1
8th
Yet to watch this
Rated 22 Dec 2008
95
95th
Most bad ass spy movie ever. James Bond has nothing on Jason Bourne.
Rated 26 Aug 2024
66
41st
Some excellent action set pieces, but slightly sullied by a needless romance. Still, this movie is paced very well via action sequences spread liberally throughout. We go from the embassy, to pen fight, to car chase, to duel at the farmhouse and the field, to the gunfight on the staircase (as awesome as it is absolutely ridiculous). It's all good stuff. And it's brought to life quite well by Matt Damon and Co. Chris Cooper turns in a great performance—something I'm led to believe is not a rarity
Rated 28 Apr 2016
14
72nd
W4E2P1S2V1M1A1R2.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
70
44th
Decent.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
78
72nd
I always thought Matt Damon was a bit of a Streisand, but he's rocking in this movie.
Rated 26 Feb 2008
55
46th
Forgettable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
43rd
Rather good.
Rated 22 Jun 2009
80
79th
The movie that started off the greatest modern action trilogy. Matt Damon is a lean, mean, killing machine in this awesome action flick.
Rated 24 May 2013
66
39th
Perfectly serviceable spy thriller. Nice chilly atmosphere, but with enough humor to stop the film from being completely straight-laced serious. The plot at points becomes a little convoluted, leading to a few chunks of exposition which slow the film down (and I don't mind an exposition dump if it's done well). The action sequences are fun and small-scale. Why are there complaints about shakycam? There isn't any? Isn't that the sequel?
Rated 28 Mar 2015
67
64th
3.36/5
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
76th
Unique action cinematography and choreography along with a dramatic, fast-paced plot make The Bourne Identity an exciting thrill ride. Really good!
Rated 17 Feb 2021
73
67th
Watched this before Bourne Supremacy was about to coming to the big screens. Ludlum's novels are good and this time screenwriters didn't blew it. And when on the director's cheer is Doug Liman then end result is very good. Excellent action movie where one wants to find its own identity.
Rated 10 Sep 2010
85
85th
great movie, fun and smart.
Rated 13 Nov 2008
90
76th
A great and enjoyable franchise, these Bourne movies.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
85
56th
Smart, edgy thriller with good use of dramatic irony and missing information to raise tension. Good performances by Damon and Potente, although the corrupt and self-serving CIA characters are not terribly original. Clive Owen has a good turn as an opponent.
Rated 08 Jun 2019
45
17th
I literally don't understand how there are like 5 of these. Action hero Matt Damon has the charisma of a rock.
Rated 18 Jul 2011
83
60th
Expertly blending genre formula with bursts of unexpected wit, The Bourne Identity is an action thriller that delivers -- and then some.
Rated 19 Nov 2015
95
81st
The first movie of the Bourne Trilogy starts off solid. I really enjoy the mix of espionage, action, and even a little bit of romance. The antagonists were maybe a bit underdeveloped or cliche, but the movie is an interesting and exciting ride from beginning to finish. It's a very enjoyable smart action film.
Rated 06 Feb 2009
90
94th
Solid action, and Damon is in top form.
Rated 31 Oct 2007
90
83rd
Awesome film. The action is refreshingly raw and realistic, very good plot, and the acting is Great.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
74th
Dead Solid.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
86
83rd
First-rate international espionage thriller.
Rated 13 Aug 2012
80
0th
Thrilling and beautifully made.
Rated 04 Jun 2008
60
8th
Liked it because it had some key similiraties with an awesome comic french read "XIII". ie: amnesic commando trained guy chased by baddies. However it gets a bit boring and the sequel movies just get more and more so.
Rated 17 Aug 2007
85
79th
Finally some evidence that Matt Damon can act. And Franka Potente is tremendous.
Rated 01 May 2009
65
62nd
Happily surprised.
Rated 13 Nov 2009
90
99th
Great story and acting
Rated 27 Oct 2011
25
61st
"It may not work as a full-fledged spy thriller or as an identity crisis pot boiler yet, thanks to Liman's near effortless direction, the genre gumbo is top notch nonetheless." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 28 Dec 2007
80
51st
Very well-pace, fresh, original, thrilling...an absolutely unique conspiracy thriller. Jason Bourne is one of the most compelling characters in spy-fiction in quite some time.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
80
84th
As a Ludlum fan, I surprised to see this film [based based on his novels] so well done. Damon does this role well.
Rated 14 May 2018
90
96th
Some of the best action ever put on film. Matt Damon kills it.
Rated 28 Aug 2009
40
35th
Camera constantly zig-zagging alongside Bourne. Great fight scenes marred by the fact that you have to watch it again to see what happened.
Rated 14 Oct 2007
70
62nd
The best out the three I would say. Good action and follow-up.
Rated 15 Apr 2017
88
76th
The Bourne Identity can't help but feel like a precursor to something greater, yet its gripping mythology finely complements the film's nail-biting action sequences to such a degree that even nongenre viewers will likely eat up whatever they are offered here.
Rated 04 Apr 2010
55
45th
I don't think it has enough chase scenes..
Rated 26 Dec 2012
91
93rd
The beginning!

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