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The Bourne Identity

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• Crime/detective
• Thriller

• 2002
• Doug Liman
• 117 mins
• 12

Summary

Spy action thriller based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente. Jason Bourne is rescued from the Mediterranean with bullet wounds in his back and suffering from amnesia. When he regains consciousness, he discovers that the only clue to his identity is a laser device under his skin, which reveals the name of a Zurich bank and the numbers of a Swiss bank account.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Sloan Freer

The Bourne franchise got off to a cracking start with this energetic opening instalment from former indie director Doug Liman (Swingers). Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, it stars Matt Damon as an amnesiac who's found floating half-dead in the Mediterranean with no means of identification, except for a device embedded in his hip containing a Swiss bank account number. Unaware that he's actually a top CIA assassin, he heads for Zurich to investigate, facing cops and government killers as his employers try to wipe out their now renegade operative. Despite a routine plot, the film is fast-paced and slickly executed, and makes intelligent use of a sharp, well-fleshed out script. Damon takes to his smart action hero role with ease, and there's gutsy support from Franka Potente as his love interest.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameJason BourneMatt DamonMarie KreutzFranka PotenteTed ConklinChris CooperThe ProfessorClive OwenWard AbbottBrian Cox (1)Nykwana WombosiAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeZornGabriel MannNicoletteJulia StilesEamonTim Dutton

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rolenameDirectorDoug Liman

Details

Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

2002-09-06

Languages

English | German | Yoruba | Italian | French | Dutch

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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