The Bourne Supremacy

"They should have left him alone."

2004 1h 48m EN

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7.7

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★7.3TMDB · 8,465🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 510,436

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Synopsis

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A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

“They should have left him alone.”

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Cast

Matt Damon
Jason Bourne
Franka Potente
Marie Helene Kreutz
Brian Cox
Ward Abbott
Julia Stiles
Nicky Parsons
Karl Urban
Kirill
Gabriel Mann
Danny Zorn
Joan Allen
Pamela Landy
Marton Csokas
Jarda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Greengrass
Writers: Tony Gilroy, Chris Forster
Languages: English, Russian, German, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Russian, German, Italian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bourne Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Greengrass, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Greengrass directs. Oliver Wood behind the camera. John Powell scores. Christopher Rouse cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian, German, Italian.

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1Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Russian, German, Italian.
5Part of the "The Bourne Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Paul Greengrass, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Christopher Rouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Matt Damon and Franka Potente and Brian Cox carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "They should have left him alone.".
12IMDB entry: tt0372183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 22 themes, including "sniper", "assassin", "berlin, germany", "amnesia".
14Released under 23 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: John Powell
Editing: Christopher Rouse
Production design: Dominic Watkins
Costume design: Dinah Collin
Makeup / hair: Christine Beveridge
VFX supervisor: Pablo Helman
Stunt coordinator: Viktor Ivanov
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $288,500,217
Return: 385% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 81% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 73/100
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 510,436 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

5 wins & 22 nominations total

Part of

The Bourne Collection

The Bourne films are a series of action thriller movies based on the character Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from extreme memory loss who must figure out who he is. The character is based on novels by Robert Ludlum. The fourth film in the series introduces Aaron Cross, a Department of Defense operative who runs for his life because of Bourne's actions.

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JPV8522020-10-23
★ 8/10
Well done sequel that's not quite as good as Identity but still entertaining. Most of the movie was shot well however could've done without the shaky cam during the car chase scene at the end. Otherwise, solid movie through and through. 4.0/5
The Movie Mob2023-02-11
★ 8/10
The Bourne Supremacy is my favorite of the franchise because it cranks up the action, raises the stakes but also remembers to grow and deepen its characters. The Bourne Supremacy takes Bourne to new heights with bigger set pieces and effects as well as new depths by exploring more of Bourne’s mysterious past and trauma. The action in Supremacy is cranked up with a larger budget allowing more exciting sequences with multiple car chases, explosions, and hand-to-hand fights. This sequel also highlights Bourne’s spy craft and skills at infiltrating. He pieces the clues of a mystery together by stealing information, flipping sources, creating new contacts, tapping phone lines, and more. In addition, matt Damon shows more of Bourne’s struggle and agony in this film as he discovers more about his past and is disgusted with his past misdeeds resulting in a quest for some sort of redemption. The Bourne Supremacy takes everything from the action to the storytelling to the next level with that sequel that, in my opinion, is the best of the franchise.
CinemaSerf2023-09-04
★ 7/10
"Jason Bourne" (Matt Damon) lives quietly with girlfriend "Marie" (Franka Potente) until a CIA-Russian deal goes wrong, their safety is compromised and after moving around from pillar to post trying to stay one step ahead of their pursuers - tragedy ensues. All of which drives the highly trained assassin to the conclusion that the CIA have screwed up his life for the last time - and he sets out for answers, and revenge! It hasn't quite the style of the first film, but as sequels go it's a strong, gripping effort with Brian Cox reprising his role as "Ward Abbott" and Joan Allen entering the fray as the CIA Deputy Director "Landy" who sees "Bourne" as a lethal threat who must be apprehended and/or eliminated at all costs. As with the first film, the story sticks closely to Robert Ludlum's book and Paul Greengrass picks up well from Doug Liman with a pacy and exciting story of betrayal and manipulation. Great stuff.