Ladder 49 vs The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.4/10 for Ladder 49). Ladder 49 is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 1h 59m. The Bourne Identity is the older of the two (2002 against 2004). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ladder 49 posterLadder 492004 VS The Bourne Identity posterThe Bourne Identity2002
Ladder 49The Bourne Identity
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.5/10
Year20042002
Length1h 55m1h 59m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJay RussellDoug Liman
Main castRobert Patrick, Kevin Chapman, Tim Guinee, Billy Burke, Jay HernandezWalton Goggins, Brian Cox, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Synopsis

Ladder 49

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.

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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