Release order
Watch Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum first. Then watch Legacy as a parallel story before Jason Bourne returns to the original protagonist.
Follow the clues
A name is only
the first question.
The Bourne films turn fragments of memory into a fast-moving espionage story. The original trilogy is a connected arc; Legacy follows another operative in the same world rather than replacing one of Jason’s chapters.
Bourne2002–2016About 10 hours
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Two ways in.
One great journey.
Story order
Ultimatum revisits part of Supremacy’s ending, and Legacy overlaps events in the later original-trilogy period. Our whole-film order keeps Ultimatum before Legacy for clarity instead of splitting either film into scenes.
The films / 5 theatrical releases
Bourne
Your viewing guide.
Release order · US theatrical dates where available. Story order is an editorial viewing suggestion.
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The Bourne Identity
The starting point for Jason Bourne’s search for his identity.
Directed by Doug Liman
With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris CooperUS theatrical release:
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The Bourne Supremacy
Continues the original protagonist’s story after Identity.
Directed by Paul Greengrass
With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian CoxUS theatrical release:
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Completes the original trilogy, with some overlap with Supremacy.
Directed by Paul Greengrass
With Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David StrathairnUS theatrical release:
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The Bourne Legacy
A parallel story about another operative, best watched after the original trilogy.
Directed by Tony Gilroy
With Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward NortonUS theatrical release:
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Jason Bourne
Matt Damon returns to the title role in a later chapter.
Directed by Paul Greengrass
With Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia VikanderUS theatrical release:
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Guide notes & sources
Editorial review: . Released theatrical features only; television, shorts, direct-to-video titles, and unreleased films are excluded. Story order follows each whole film’s main narrative. This guide is not a content rating or age recommendation.
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