The Bourne Identity (2002)
Directed by Doug Liman
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Spy Film, Comedy, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Unglamorized Spy Film, Paranoid Thriller |
Release Date - Jun 14, 2002 (USA) |
Run Time - 119 min. |
Countries - Czechia, Germany, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
The best-selling suspense novel by late author Robert Ludlum comes to the screen for a second time, following a 1988 made-for-TV movie. Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a barely alive amnesiac with a pair of bullet wounds in his back, pulled from the Mediterranean by Italian fishermen. Bourne's only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He quickly finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and a few identification documents await, but after he's pursued by security goons at the American consulate, Bourne realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Marie (Franka Potente) ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. Encountering more professional killers bent on his destruction, Bourne discovers that he possesses a surprising degree of skill in combat, martial arts, and linguistics -- handy talents that clearly indicate his past includes work as a spy and assassin, but for whom? With Marie's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs. The Bourne Identity co-stars Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Julia Stiles.
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amnesia, assassination, CIA (Central-Intelligence-Agency), espionage, spy