The Bourne Identity (2002) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Bourne Identity

Doug Liman, 2002

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The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum, 1980

The Bourne Identity is a movie directed by Doug Liman in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Ludlum, first published in 1980. The movie features Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002)

8

/ 10

Book Cover: The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum, 1980)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Bourne Identity, the 1980 book by Robert Ludlum.

The Bourne Identity

Read by: Darren McGavin

Storyline

In the Mediterranean Sea, fishermen rescue an American adrift with two gunshot wounds in his back. The skipper finds a laser projector under the man’s hip that gives the number of a safe deposit box in Zürich.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Bourne Identity, the 2002 movie by Doug Liman

Year

2002

Minutes

119

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Bourne Identity

Country: USA

Year: 2002

Length: 1h59m

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Cover of The Bourne Identity, the 1980 book by Robert Ludlum

Year

1980

Pages

566

Book Rate

8.06

S: Goodreads

Book

The Bourne Identity

Country: USA

First published in: 1980

Length: 566 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Mini-Series poster
The Bourne Identity (1988)
TV Mini-Series by Roger Young
Movie poster
Jason Bourne (2016)
Movie by Paul Greengrass
TV Series poster
Treadstone (2019)
TV Series by Tim Kring

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Bourne Identity, the 2002 movie by Doug Liman

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18 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Bourne Identity, the 1980 book by Robert Ludlum

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15 votes

4 votes

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