The Bourne Identity

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Theatrical Release Date:

06/14/2002

DVD Release Date:

01/21/2003

Run Time:

118min.

Starring:

Matt Damon , Franka Potente , Clive Owen , Chris Cooper , Brian Cox

Director(s):

Doug Liman

Distributor(s):

Universal

MPAA Rating:

PG-13 for violence and some language.

Genre(s):

Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama

Plot: 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 ... Read More

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