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GenreAction, Mystery & Thriller
RatedPG-13
Runtime1 hr 55 mins
ReleasedAugust 3, 2007
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DirectorPaul Greengrass
StarringMatt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
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| The Bourne Ultimatum's Details | |
| Genre | Action, Mystery & Thriller |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 07/25/2007 (ArcLight Hollywood); 08/03/2007 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 55 mins |
| Budget | $110–130M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| The Bourne Ultimatum's Interests | |
| General | Burner phones, rooftop chases, newspaper archives, crowded train stations, shaky handheld cameras. |
| Music | John Powell, plus Moby's "Extreme Ways" over the end credits, as is tradition. |
| Movies | The Bourne Identity (2002). Where the memory loss started. |
| Television | Jack Ryan. More CIA, slightly better memory. |
| Heroes | Pamela Landy. The only person at the CIA who reads the whole file. |
| The Bourne Ultimatum's Crew | |
| Director | Paul Greengrass |
| Writers | Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi, Tony Gilroy (story) |
| Producers | Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg |
| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Music | John Powell |
| Edited By | Christopher Rouse |
| Production | Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Ludlum Entertainment |
| Distributed By | Universal Pictures |
Plot-wise, The Bourne Ultimatum is the last movie in a new jacket: same chase, same office full of CIA people staring at screens, same missing memories. Nicky Parsons gets more screen time and still almost no personality, and the shaky cam is cranked even harder. None of it matters, because this is the best one by a mile. The Waterloo Station sequence, with Bourne steering a reporter through a crowd over the phone, is one of the tensest stretches in any action movie. Then the Tangier rooftop chase ends in an apartment fight with a hardcover book and a towel that looks like it actually hurts. David Strathairn plays the man in charge like a guy who has never once been told no. Matt Damon barely talks and somehow says everything. That’s 115 minutes with no fat on them at all. A 9.1 because it takes a familiar plot and runs it so fast and clean you stop caring. $24.35 says you call a friend this week and try to guide them through a crowded store like you’re Bourne.
What works: The Waterloo Station sequence and the Tangier chase are some of the best action filmmaking of their decade.
What doesn’t: The story is a near copy of the last film, and Nicky Parsons still has almost nothing to do.
Who it’s for: Anyone who likes action that moves like a stopwatch and never stops to explain itself.
Spoilers
Simon Ross is shot at Waterloo before he can reveal his source. Bourne learns from Dr. Hirsch that he volunteered for Treadstone, Landy leaks the Blackbriar files, and Bourne survives a fall into the East River, swimming away as Nicky smiles at the news.
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is still running, still hurt and still missing most of his memory. Then Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), a reporter at the Guardian, publishes a story about him and mentions a secret program called Blackbriar, and the CIA very much notices. Deputy Director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) wants Bourne found fast. Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) thinks somebody should try talking to him first. Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), who knew Bourne back in the Treadstone days, is stuck somewhere in the middle. Paul Greengrass directs. One hundred fifteen minutes, rooftops included.
Anyone with answers about Treadstone. He'll find you before you find him.
| Matt Damon | Jason Bourne |
| Julia Stiles | Nicky Parsons |
| David Strathairn | Noah Vosen |
| Scott Glenn | Ezra Kramer |
| Paddy Considine | Simon Ross |
| Édgar Ramírez | Paz |
| Albert Finney | Dr. Albert Hirsch |
| Joan Allen | Pamela "Pam" Landy |
| Tom Gallop | Tom Cronin |
| Corey Johnson | Ray Wills |
| Daniel Brühl | Martin Kreutz |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +120 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 92%; Rotten Tomatoes critics 92% (263 reviews); movie.guru score 9.3 → 9.2.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.