The Bourne Identity (2002)

The Bourne Identity rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 610K votes

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.478/10· 10K votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

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. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Cast of The Bourne Identity

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  Matt Damon

  as Jason Bourne

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  Franka Potente

  as Marie Helena Kreutz

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  Chris Cooper

  as Alexander Conklin

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  Clive Owen

  as The Professor

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  Brian Cox

  as Ward Abbott

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  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  as Nykwana Wombosi

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  Gabriel Mann

  as Danny Zorn

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  Julia Stiles

  as Nicky Parsons

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  Walton Goggins

  as Research Tech

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  Josh Hamilton

  as Research Tech

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  Orso Maria Guerrini

  as Giancarlo

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  Tim Dutton

  as Eamon

The Bourne Identity facts

Budget

$60M

Box office

$214M

Collection

The Bourne Collection

Our take on The Bourne Identity

Doug Liman's 2002 thriller strips the spy genre down to its nerves. A man is pulled from the sea, half-dead and with no memory, carrying only a Swiss bank account number as a clue to who he is. As he pieces his identity back together, he discovers reflexes and instincts that mark him as a trained operative, and a trail of people determined to kill him before he learns the truth. Built on paranoia and lean, grounded action rather than gadgetry, it suits viewers who want their espionage tense, physical and intelligent. A strong pick for anyone drawn to identity mysteries and cat-and-mouse pursuit across Europe.