Reading and watching order
Bourne films in order
Watch all five released Bourne films in release order. The Bourne Legacy changes protagonist and overlaps the fallout from the third film, before Jason Bourne returns to the original lead.
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First-time order
Watch all five released Bourne films in release order. The Bourne Legacy changes protagonist and overlaps the fallout from the third film, before Jason Bourne returns to the original lead.
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First-time order
Watch all five released Bourne films in release order. The Bourne Legacy changes protagonist and overlaps the fallout from the third film, before Jason Bourne returns to the original lead.
- 1
film / 2002
The Bourne Identity
Begin with Jason Bourne discovering his identity and rejecting Treadstone.
- 2
film / 2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Continue as Bourne is framed and confronts the consequences of his first mission.
Sequel - 3
film / 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Follow Bourne to the origin of his conditioning and the exposure of Blackbriar.
Sequel - 4
film / 2012
The Bourne Legacy
Then follow Aaron Cross during the program cleanup triggered by Bourne's exposure.
Shared world - 5
film / 2016
Jason Bourne
Finish the released sequence with Bourne's return and the truth about his father.
Sequel
What to know: This keeps the character and story developments in the order the films reveal them.
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-08