Wonderful movie! It just contains a lot of violence that would probably disturb anyone under 14, and a s*xual scene.
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The Bourne Identity
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14. -
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Lacking in the way of plot or characters, but fun.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Bourne Identity
Parents need to know that this movie has lots of cartoonish but sometimes graphic violence and some bad language in English and German. There is a mild and non-explicit sexual situation.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
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- Families can talk about how we can ensure accountability for covert operations and how Jason and Marie decided to trust each other.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Great movie, but it's way to violent for anyone under 14.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
very good 11 and over
veryyyyyyyy good action movie watch it 11 and over some violece and mild sex matt damon is agreat actor
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Sweet Flick.
Great show, instense but not full of suspense. The only thing parents need to know, is that when characters shoot in this, its to kill. Other than that nothing, film's aimed at older kids.
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Wow, I loved this movie.
This is such a great action movie! It is violent, and has a fair deal of language though. Characters are shot, stabbed, exploded, you name it. Most of it isn't graphic, but some is. The language consists of just about everything, including one f-word. (unfortunately) Know your kid, it may be too violent for them.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
An Enjoyable Thriller for Teens and Up, But No One Younger...
Jason is found by fishermen in the water with a microchip in his hip and two bullets in his back. He can't remember his past. It's revealed that the microchip contains the number of a Bank Account, Jason goes to learn more. He finds multiple identities, money in every currency, and a loaded gun. He finds clues to learn about himself. There's just one problem: people are following him. And they're trying to kill him. Violence is your biggest issue. Kids will see gunfights, fistfights, knife fights, and every other kind of fight. The good news: it's not very graphic. Jason and Marie, his girlfriend, see the body of a woman who's been shot in the head (briefly a hole is seen). The killer jumps out a window, and you (briefly) see blood around his body. Jason gets cuts, but there's no gore. People are shot and you see the bullet fire, the person fall, and occasionally a scream. Jason and Marie spend the night in a run-down motel, they kiss passionately and, somewhere in the middle, Jason's shirt comes off. You don’t see anything graphic. Language is a “f**k” and some “bastard”s.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
GREAT SERIES!
this is a great series! thers alot of action and som shooting!
I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itWow, just wow...
Parents should know that though this is an extremely enjoyable movie, it is both intense and graphic. (And in the explosive extended edition gory in parts) There is one f**k, and some less strong language also. I don't remember if the same is true in the theatrical version, but the explosive extended edition is too much for a PG-13. Parents, this movie is not for all teens. Some thirteen and fourteen year olds will be fine, but not all. Know your kid...
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
An AWESOME movie!
Parents should know that though this is an extremely enjoyable movie, it is both intense and graphic. (And in the explosive extended edition gory in parts) There is one f**k, and some less strong language also. I don't remember if the same is true in the theatrical version, but the explosive extended edition is too much for a PG-13. Parents, this movie is not for all teens. Some thirteen and fourteen year olds will be fine, but not all. Know your kid...
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Very Good!
Violent! Good, but violent! For example, one of the more violent scenes shows Bourne fight with a guy, brief shots of blood, often splattering on the floor, the guy gets stabbed in the hand with a pen, and later, cornered inevitably, throws himself out the window. Bourne takes his girl downstairs, where they see a woman who's been shot in the head. And finally, as they exit the building, there's a brief shot of the dead guy's head splattered on the ground. I'm only saying this to warn parents who want to let their kids watch! Otherwise, REALLY good!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great movie
really good movie a few violent scenes blood not that gory but someone does break through a window with an automatic gun later jumps out the window and is stabbed by a pen, later a dicktater is sniped in the head but overall good movie in the beginning he is found floating in the water unconscious
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
VERY GOOD MOVIE
Alot of Violence. It's about an assassin who gets his memory erased and he turns into a good guy and trys to figure out who he really is or was.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Not memorable
I got this movie thinking it would be like Mission: Impossible or 007, and was very disapointed. I'm not saying this movie wasn't good, I just can hardly even remember what it was about. In my opinion, it was not very memorable at all.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
james bond and beyond
really good movie any1 9+ should watch this nothing is really an issue but violence a bit more realistic than james bond ie roger moore
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Yes
See it!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great
This movie is really good. Not that much vilonce some languge.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great action and fast paced
This movie is great for anyone who likes action movies. Matt Damon is great for the part not to mention hott. I really don't get the 16+ rating that common sense media gives it. It's really not THAT violent. Theres just a lot of sequences of action like car chases and things blowing up. And the sexual stuff in it is really mild.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
amazing
this movie rocks it is a very good story. however i dont think there would be an arguement if it was rated R it is sometimes a bit graphic
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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