The Bourne Identity(2002)

Name: The Bourne Identity
Director: Doug Liman
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Released: Jun 14, 2002
Cast: Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox

Universal Pictures

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for violence and some language
1h 59m

Release Date: Jun 14, 2002 | Wide

84%
93%
A-
7.8

A man is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea with two bullets in his back and no memory of who he is. A Swiss bank account number embedded in his hip leads him to money, passports, and the beginning of a trail. As he pieces together fragments of a life he cannot recall, the CIA begins closing in. A spy thriller about identity and survival.

Releases

Original Release | Jun 14, 2002

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$27,118,640
Total US & Canada:
$121,661,683
Total International
$92,372,541
Total Worldwide:
$214,034,224

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Director & Top Cast

Doug Liman
Director

Franka Potente
Marie

Matt Damon
Bourne

Chris Cooper
Conklin

Clive Owen
The Professor

Brian Cox
Ward Abbott

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Wombosi

Gabriel Mann

Zorn

Walton Goggins

Research Tech

Josh Hamilton

Research Tech

Julia Stiles

Nicolette

Orso Maria Guerrini

Giancarlo

Tim Dutton

Eamon

Denis Braccini

Picot

Nicky Naudé

Castel

David Selburg

Marshall

Demetri Goritsas

Com Tech

Russell Levy

Manheim

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: DTS,Dolby Digital,SDDS

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States,Germany,Czech Republic

Language: English,French,German,Dutch,Italian,Yoruba

Summaries

Plot Summary

The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action thriller directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel of the same name, the film stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, an amnesiac who must reconstruct his identity while evading CIA assassins sent to eliminate him. Franka Potente plays Marie Kreutz, the woman who helps him stay on the move. The cast includes Chris Cooper as CIA operative Alexander Conklin, Clive Owen as a rival assassin, Brian Cox as Ward Abbott, and Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons. The score is by John Powell. The film was released in the United States on June 14, 2002, by Universal Pictures, grossing $121.5 million domestically and $214.4 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. It launched one of the most commercially successful spy franchises of the 2000s, spawning four sequels. The film was shot across locations in Europe, including Paris, Zürich, and Bourne-end. Core themes include identity, memory, institutional power, moral agency, and survival. The film is for general audiences and is widely credited with reshaping the modern action thriller genre.

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Fun Facts

The Bourne Identity (2002) follows amnesiac CIA assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), rescued from the Mediterranean with two bullets in his back and a microchip implant revealing his Swiss bank account number.