Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Ludlum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 25, 1927
- March 12, 2001 (aged 73)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Robert Ludlum's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Robert Ludlum's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Ludlum's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Jason Bourne(2016)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Bourne Legacy(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Bourne Supremacy(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Bourne Identity(2002)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Apocalypse Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Apocalypse Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Bourne Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Holcroft Covenant(1985)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Osterman Weekend(1983)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Rhinemann Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Janson Directive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Matarese Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Jason Bourne Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 12 of them dated from 1977 to 2016.
Biggest box office
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Highest rated
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Most popular right now
Jason Bourne (2016)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Robert Ludlum's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Robert Ludlum's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Robert Ludlum work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Ludlum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julia Stiles shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Paul GreengrassShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Greengrass
Writers
- Tony GilroyShared titles: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Gilroy
Actors
- Julia StilesShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Julia Stiles
- Matt DamonShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Damon
- Joan AllenShared titles: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Allen
- Tom GallopShared titles: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Gallop
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- John PowellShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with John Powell
- Christopher RouseShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Rouse
- Oliver WoodShared titles: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Oliver Wood
Producers
- Andrew R. TennenbaumShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew R. Tennenbaum
- Doug LimanShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Doug Liman
- Frank MarshallShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Frank Marshall
- Colin J. O'HaraShared titles: Jason Bourne (2016), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Colin J. O'Hara
