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The Bourne Ultimatum

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Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his international quest to uncover his true identity. From Russia to Europe to northern Africa to the United States, he must stay one step ahead of those who would capture or kill him before he has a chance to discover the truth.

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The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride. Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the Bourne trilogy.

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Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) 06/23/2015
4/5
t's full of tension, but it's also disturbing on another level: it's hard not to be reminded of recent events. Go to Full Review Ryan Gilbey New Statesman 06/23/2015
If it feels like a non-stop demolition derby, at least there's a responsible driver at the wheel. The British director Paul Greengrass makes everything seem more plausible with twitchy camerawork and even twitchier editing. Go to Full Review David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) 06/23/2015
2/5
I'm sure a lot of people will find it thrilling. Me, I just wanted to get headache [or] seasickness tablets. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 01/07/2023
Paul Greengrass, who also directed 'The Bourne Supremacy, continues his rough and ready style of choreographing complex action scenes on location 'and throwing the audience into the middle of the chaos... Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/14/2021
Unless the spectator is prepared to relinquish his or her ability to reflect on things almost entirely for two hours or so, Greengrass's film does not stand up to close scrutiny. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 01/31/2021
3/5
Greengrass knows how to shoot action. There is a hand-to-hand combat scene in Morocco that is as exciting, chaotic and violent as any sequence in the Bourne movies, I just wish he had spent more time on the moments between the mayhem. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Shawn R @satiable Feb 5 Definitely the best in the series! See more Luis G @RT14752488 Feb 3 Very much worth watching, just induced me a bit of a headache with the incessant cuts between fighting scenes left and right up and down, it affected my eyes lol. See more César S @RT60586442 Jan 15 I really liked the ending of this trilogy; it certainly shaped the action movies that came after it. See more Guillermo A @Guillermo.Almeida Jan 8 The best "ULTIMATUM" ever seen before in a spy saga, always taking the most realistic sense possible (great sample of what the CIA is) xd See more Nicholas t @nicktalbert2025 Dec 12 the bourne ultimatum is the best action packed movie ever See more C S @C_underscore Dec 2 This was a pretty good film and as good as the first with Greengrass. Straitharn's character is pretty cardboard, but he does his best with the writing, at least from what I can tell, but it's never satisfying. Damon does a great job, and the continuity of his 'disguise' even after he's blown isn't as bad as in the predecessors. Spoiler alert: when the asset that shot the journalist in London is later dying in the car, he has supposed mortal injuries, facial bleeding, and we see him later within 24 hours, running after Bourne with an umblemished face. Do CIA assets have time to get facials and sleep in a hyperbaric chamber, or do they just get showbiz makeup to hide the blemishes? The action is great, and it's always satisfying when the monster they created (Bourne) one-ups them at nearly every step. Probably a great warning for Artificial Intelligence. See more Read all reviews
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Paul Greengrass

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Matt Damon

Jason Bourne

Julia Stiles

Nicky Parsons

Joan Allen

Pamela Landy

David Strathairn

Noah Vosen

Scott Glenn

Ezra Kramer

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Synopsis Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his international quest to uncover his true identity. From Russia to Europe to northern Africa to the United States, he must stay one step ahead of those who would capture or kill him before he has a chance to discover the truth.
Director
Paul Greengrass
Producer
Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg
Screenwriter
Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Kennedy/Marshall, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$227.4M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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