Body of Lies vs The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Body of Lies). The Bourne Identity is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 8m. The Bourne Identity is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Body of Lies posterBody of Lies2008 VS The Bourne Identity posterThe Bourne Identity2002
Body of LiesThe Bourne Identity
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.5/10
Year20082002
Length2h 8m1h 59m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRidley ScottDoug Liman
Main castOscar Isaac, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark Strong, Simon McBurney, Ali SulimanWalton Goggins, Brian Cox, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Synopsis

Body of Lies

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as…

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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