The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Remember everything. Forgive nothing.

Release:2007
Runtime:1h 55m
Country:United States
Director:Paul Greengrass
Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaMystery
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Keywords

AssassinCentral Intelligence Agency CiacorruptionParis FranceBased On Novel Or BookMadrid SpainEspionageProsecution

The Bourne Ultimatum rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 682K votes
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic85%
TMDb7.438/10· 8K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Bourne Ultimatum

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

Cast of The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Matt Damon

    Matt Damon

    as Jason Bourne

  • Julia Stiles

    Julia Stiles

    as Nicky Parsons

  • David Strathairn

    David Strathairn

    as Noah Vosen

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

  • Paddy Considine

    Paddy Considine

    as Simon Ross

  • Edgar Ramírez

    Edgar Ramírez

    as Paz

  • Albert Finney

    Albert Finney

    as Dr. Albert Hirsch

  • Joan Allen

    Joan Allen

    as Pamela Landy

  • Tom Gallop

    Tom Gallop

    as Tom Cronin

  • Corey Johnson

    Corey Johnson

    as Conrad Wills

  • Daniel Brühl

    Daniel Brühl

    as Martin Kreutz

  • Joey Ansah

    Joey Ansah

    as Desh Bouksani

The Bourne Ultimatum facts

Budget
$70M
Box office
$442.8M
Collection
The Bourne Collection

Our take on The Bourne Ultimatum

Paul Greengrass's 2007 thriller draws Bourne out of hiding once more when a reporter, Simon Ross, starts publishing columns exposing Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to the program that made him. Those revelations trigger fresh fragments of memory, forcing Bourne to confront his dark past while The Company hunts him relentlessly. Shot in Greengrass's kinetic, handheld style, it's lean, propulsive and grounded, favoring realistic combat and globe-hopping tension over gloss. It suits viewers who want an intelligent, breathless spy chase driven by identity and paranoia. Watch it for tightly staged pursuits, a haunted protagonist closing in on the truth, and momentum that rarely lets up.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Greengrass' kinetic action sequences deliver genuine visceral thrilling excitement
  • Conspiracy plot unfolds with intelligent pacing and narrative momentum
  • Protagonist agency balances mystery elements against action set pieces

What the audience disliked

  • Shaky-cam technique occasionally obscures action choreography frustratingly
  • Relentless plot momentum leaves little room for character introspection
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