Jeremy Renner’s Action Thriller Surges on Streaming

The Bourne Legacy has been surging on streaming for the previous week. Directed by Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote the script together with his brother Dan Gilroy as an growth of Robert Ludlum’s novels, the 2012 motion thriller introduces Jeremy Renner as a genetically enhanced black ops operative who goes on the run after Jason Bourne’s motion expose the company that he works for.

Led by Renner, The Bourne Legacy‘s cast additionally consists of Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, four-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton, Emmy nominee Stacy Keach, Emmy nominee Oscar Isaac, three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen, five-time Oscar nominee Albert Finney, Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Emmy nominee Scott Glenn (The White Lotus season 3), Michael Chernus, and Corey Stoll.

Now, 13 years after its launch, The Bourne Legacy ranks second on Prime Video’s Prime 10 films in the US for right now, September 18, the place it has been for the previous 9 days. It ranks beneath A Working Man, and above The Bourne Id, Black Bag, Novocaine, Final Breath, The Map That Results in You, The Boss Child, Hitman: Agent 47, and Rumor Has It…

What The Bourne Legacy’s Streaming Success Means For The Film

After the unique Bourne trilogy starring Matt Damon, the actor opted to not return as a result of unique director Paul Greengrass was not concerned, resulting in his alternative by Jeremy Renner. This partly led to the combined reception for The Bourne Legacy, because the reboot was by no means going to stay as much as the unique trilogy, which accurately modified the motion style.

Although it might not match the affect of the unique trilogy, The Bourne Legacy reviews praised the movie for exhibiting that the franchise nonetheless has extra tales to discover, boosted by Jeremy Renner’s fascinating efficiency within the lead function. Nevertheless, the movie earned a franchise-worst 56% Rotten Tomatoes rating on the time, and failed to interrupt even on the field workplace.

Our Take On The Bourne Legacy’s Streaming Success

Ever since his near-fatal snowplow accident in early 2023, plainly audiences have been revisiting Jeremy Renner’s movies on streaming. The truth that he not solely survived however has returned to appearing is nothing in need of miraculous. This renewed consideration has seemingly impressed audiences to revisit his filmography, with The Bourne Legacy being one of many prime beneficiaries.

It additionally appears that the Bourne franchise itself is just having a second on streaming, as The Bourne Id additionally ranks third on Prime Video’s Prime 10 films. Although The Bourne Legacy acquired a combined reception in 2012, the mixture of Jeremy Renner and the Bourne franchise is sufficient for a bona fide streaming hit right now.