50 Greatest Action Movies Of All Time

32. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

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As well as being the most influential spy franchise of the 21st Century (sorry Bond), the Bourne series also comfortably ranks as one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time, with the concluding chapter being the best of the bunch.

Paul Greengrass' signature handheld camerawork lends a sense of pace and urgency, but where Ultimatum really excels is the action; Matt Damon is at his most bad-ass throughout two car chases and the stunning rooftop chase that climaxes with the most ingenious use of a hardback book ever seen in the movies.

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