

The Bourne Identity
He was the perfect weapon until he became the target.
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?
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $214M
- Language
- English
- assassin
- amnesia
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- escape
- barcelona, spain
- spy
- secret identity
- passport
- mission of murder
- lovers
- flashback
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Produced in
United States of America, Germany, Czech Republic
Where to watch
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical4 Oct 2002
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13Los Angeles, California6 Jun 2002
- TheatricalPG-1314 Jun 2002
- PhysicalPG-13DVD21 Jan 2003
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray19 Jan 2010
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon3 Sept 2002
- Theatrical12A6 Sept 2002
United Arab EmiratesAE
- TV25 Oct 2021
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM22 Aug 2002
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)14A14 Jun 2002
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical3 Oct 2002
AustriaAT
- Theatrical26 Sept 2002
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1425 Sept 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1411 Oct 2002
- Physical14VHS / DVD15 Nov 2003
- TV14TV Globo14 Sept 2005
- Physical12VHS / DVD8 Nov 2013
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalC25 Oct 2002
ChileCL
- Theatrical3 Oct 2002
Frequently asked questions
The Bourne Identity was released on 14 June 2002.
Audience reviews
4- J8/10
JPV852
10/22/2020
Lost count the number of times I've watched The Bourne Identity but it's still a fantastic action-thriller with Matt Damon perfectly cast in the lead which if I recall at the time he was only known for dramas. Some issues with how the sequels were handled, mainly (in TBU) the suggestion Bourne and Nicki (Julia Stiles) had some sort past relationship when it's pretty clear he was just another black ops agent. In an…
- T9/10
The Movie Mob
10/21/2022
**The Bourne Identity returns the spy genre to hard-hitting realism with face-paced hand-to-hand combat, clever espionage, and a great lead.** In the early 2000s, when James Bond was surfing on laser-melted glaciers and fighting diamond-crusted henchmen and Ethan Hunt was dual-weird diving through a flock of doves, The Bourne Identity charted a new path. Doug Liman took Good Will Hunting’s Matt Damon, whose bigges…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/3/2023
Matt Damon ("Jason Bourne") is fished out off the sea by a passing fishing boat and after having had bullets removed from his back, determines to find out just what happened to him. One slight snag - he has absolutely no idea who he is! Luckily, his rescuer has some skill with a scalpel and aside from the bullets, he removes a small gadget that contains details of a Swiss bank account that ultimately gives him a name…
- D8/10
Dr Nostromo
1/3/2026
81/100 After being found floating in the ocean, with two bullet wounds, by a fishing boat, a man wakes up to find he has no memory or identity and his only possession is an account number in a Swiss bank. Arguably the best cat and mouse spy game ever put on film, Matt Damon IS Jason Bourne. I simply can't see anyone else playing this role. If you haven't seen it, I would greatly encourage it ...along with the sequ…
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