Basic vs The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Basic). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 59m. The Bourne Identity is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
The Bourne Identity| Basic | The Bourne Identity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Doug Liman |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Walton Goggins, Brian Cox, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Synopsis
Basic
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army…
The Bourne Identity
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 people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
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