The Bourne: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 10 h. 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.

1. 
   Movie 1

   The Bourne Identity (2002)

   1 h 59 min · ★ 7.5

   Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many…

2. 
   Movie 2

   The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

   1 h 48 min · ★ 7.3

   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…

3. 
   Movie 3

   The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

   1 h 55 min · ★ 7.4

   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…

4. 
   Movie 4

   The Bourne Legacy (2012)

   2 h 15 min · ★ 6.3

   New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

5. 
   Movie 5

   Jason Bourne (2016)

   2 h 3 min · ★ 6.4

   The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.