The Bourne Ultimatum

"Remember everything. Forgive nothing."

2007 1h 55m EN

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★7.4TMDB · 8,656

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Synopsis

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Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

“Remember everything. Forgive nothing.”

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Cast

Matt Damon
Jason Bourne
Julia Stiles
Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn
Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn
CIA Director Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine
Simon Ross
Edgar Ramírez
Paz
Albert Finney
Dr. Albert Hirsch
Joan Allen
Pamela Landy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Greengrass
Writers: George Nolfi, Scott Z. Burns, Tony Gilroy
Languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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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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7 / 8

CAST

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

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8 / 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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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, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
6Part of the "The Bourne Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7503+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
8Directed by Paul Greengrass, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Christopher Rouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Matt Damon and Julia Stiles and David Strathairn carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "Remember everything. Forgive nothing.".
13IMDB entry: tt0440963 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
14Classified under 28 themes, including "assassin", "central intelligence agency (cia)", "corruption", "paris, france".
15Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: John Powell
Editing: Christopher Rouse
Production design: Peter Wenham
Costume design: Shay Cunliffe
Makeup / hair: Kay Georgiou
VFX supervisor: Peter Chiang
Sound: Bob Beemer
Stunt coordinator: Dan Bradley
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $442,824,138
Return: 633% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
BAFTA Award for Best Sound
Satellite Award for Best Sound
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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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JPV8522020-10-24
★ 8/10
Solid entry that should have been the conclusion to the Bourne character, instead Damon and Greengrass chased the dollar to return to "Jason Bourne" which I remember being underwhelmed by (will be revisiting it sometime during the week). Still, some good chase and fight sequences though the great trailer line ("If you were in your office right now we'd be having this conversation face-to-face.") makes Bourne look like an arrogant a because if he hadn't tipped off his location, he would've avoided the chase and made it to the E. 71st location having the element of surprise. In addition, the relationship between Bourne and Nicki (sp?) still felt off. Anyway, still was entertained but probably rank this as the third best of the series (right now, going to revisit Legacy soon). 4.0/5
The Movie Mob2023-02-11
★ 8/10
The Bourne Ultimatum provides an exciting conclusion to the original Bourne storyline, answering questions and leaving a trail of bodies in the process. The Bourne Ultimatum picks up immediately where The Bourne Supremacy left off, once again raising the stakes and ratcheting up the action. This time Bourne’s memories are flooding back more and more, and he’s hellbent on bringing those responsible for Treadstone to justice. The story focuses much more on answering the questions of Bourne’s past and the CIA’s illegal activities. I enjoyed the reunion of Julia Stiles’ character with Matt Damon’s. It developed some care between them, providing a little hope and stability in a world filled with betrayal, greed, spycraft, and subterfuge. The Bourne Ultimatum is an explosive conclusion to the original Bourne trilogy and is incredibly satisfying. Still, compared to the first two, it is a little bogged down with all the questions it needs to answer the wrapping up the story. But that is a minor complaint when the movie is one of the best in the spy genre.
CinemaSerf2024-05-30
★ 7/10
I got off to a bit of a bad start with this third instalment - the idea that a bloke in a building in Langley was issuing orders to murder a British journalist in a London railway station used by almost 100 million people a year really didn't sit at all well with me; so I already felt that whatever our hero wanted to do here was OK by me! Just as well, because Matt Damon has his hands full trying to stay alive and to discover the nature of the upgraded "Treadstone" operation - this time called "Blackbriar" which may well shed more light on just how "Bourne' became who he is! Again, Paul Greengrass elicits the best from his star - ably complemented by Joan Allen, again as "Landy"; David Straithairn as his ruthless pursuer "Noah Vosen" and Edgar Ramirez ("Paz") who is never far from his tail/trail. It features more end-to-end action - again, though, not gratuitously long and violent like many others I've seen and although the script is not so good in this one , it remains of the few franchises where the third film is up there with the others. I think it's done now, though - let's not have any more.