The Bourne Identity
About The Bourne Identity
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead.
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 mystery thriller film directed by Doug Liman. Released in June 2002, it runs 119 minutes. It is part of The Bourne Collection.
The film is filed under shootout, action hero, amnesia, and thoughtful. The film began as a novel.
Matt Damon takes the lead as Jason Bourne, Franka Potente as Marie Helena Kreutz, Chris Cooper as Alexander Conklin, and Clive Owen as The Professor. The screenplay is by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. It comes from Stillking Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. American members can watch it on Philo and Starz Amazon Channel.
The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, and Taken 3 make useful companions to The Bourne Identity, all filed under assassin and foot chase. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 10,527 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.