#1 Dr. No, 1962
Sean Connery | |
| Bond Girl: | Honey Ryder |
| Director: | Terence Young |
| Running Time: | 110 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Dr. No was the first 007 film produced by EON Productions. Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the death of MI6 agent John Strangways. He finds his way to Crab Keyisland, where the mysterious Dr. No awaits.
#2 From Russia With Love, 1963
Synopsis:
| James Bond: | Sean Connery |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Tatiana Romanova |
| Director: | Terence Young |
| Running Time: | 115 Minutes |
When MI6 gets a chance to get their hands on a Lektor decoder, Bond is sent to Turkey to seduce the beautiful Tatiana, and bring back the machine. With the help of Kerim Bey, Bond escapes on the Orient Express, but might not make it off alive.
#3 Goldfinger, 1964
| James Bond: | Sean Connery |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Pussy Galore |
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Running Time: | 110 Minutes |
Synopsis:
The Bank of England has detected an unauthorized leakage of gold from the country, and Bond is sent to investigate. The suspect is one Auric Goldfinger, the richest man in the country. Bond catches Goldfinger cheating at cards, with the assistance of Jill Masterson, who is killed and painted gold in revenge. Bond must foil his plots, while avoiding the deadly Korean, Oddjob.
#4 Thunderball, 1965
| James Bond: | Sean Connery |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Domino Derval |
| Director: | Terence Young |
| Running Time: | 130 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Emilio Largo, the Number 2 at SPECTRE, has stolen two nuclear warheads. He threatens to destroy a city in the United States and England unless a large ransom is paid. Bond is sent to the Bahamas to investigate.
#5 You Only Live Twice, 1967
| James Bond: | Sean Connery |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Aki |
| Director: | Lewis Gilbert |
| Running Time: | 117 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is hijacking American and Russian space shuttles, in an attempt to start a war between the two nations. Bond is sent to Japan to investigate, with the help of Tiger Tanaka, the head of station in Tokyo. Armed with over 100 trained ninjas, Bond infiltrates Blofeld's volcano lair.
#6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969
| James Bond: | George Lazenby |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Tracy Di Vicenzo |
| Director: | Peter Hunt |
| Running Time: | 140 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond rescues the suicidal Tracy Di Vicenzo, and is brought at gunpoint to meet her father, Marc-Ange Draco, the head of one of the largest criminal organization in Europe. Draco strikes a deal with Bond, agreeing to reveal the location of Blofeld, if Bond will look after his daughter.
#7 Diamonds Are Forever, 1971
| James Bond: | Sean Connery |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Tiffany Case |
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Running Time: | 120 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Sean Connery is back for a fast paced hunt through a diamond smuggling pipeline. MI6 arrests small time smuggler Peter Franks, and Bond takes his place, meeting courier Tiffany Case. He follow the trail of the diamonds, as everyone who touches them gets killed. The end of the pipeline is Blofeld, with another plan for World Domination.
#8 Live and Let Die, 1973
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Solitaire |
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Running Time: | 121 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Several British agents are killed in a short period of time, during routine surveillance of dictator Dr. Kananga. Bond is sent to New York to investigate, and falls into a trap of gangster Mr. Big, thanks to his psychic tarot card reader, Solitaire.
#9 The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Andrea Anders |
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Running Time: | 125 Minutes |
Synopsis:
MI6 is sent a golden bullet with 007 engraved onto it. M fears that Bond will be assassinated by Francesco Scaramanga, the $1 million a shot hitman, known for his golden gun, and sends Bond to find him first.
#10 The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Anya Amasova (XXX) |
| Director: | Lewis Gilbert |
| Running Time: | 125 Minutes |
Synopsis:
British and Russian submarines have been hijacked, and the two countries come together, sending 007 and Russian Agent Anya Amasova to track down a stolen microfilm and investigate. The tension rises as Amasova discovers that Bond had killed her lover in the course of duty. Bond needs to get Amasova on his side as a life insurance policy against her threat to kill him when their mission is over.
#11 Moonraker, 1979
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Holly Goodhead |
| Director: | Lewis Gilbert |
| Running Time: | 126 Minutes |
Synopsis:
A space shuttle, on loan to MI6 by Hugo Drax, is hijacked in mid-air. Bond is sent to investigate Drax, on the pretence of an official apology. Bond discovers that Drax hijacked the shuttle himself, and stumbles upon a secret lab with fatal poisons. Drax plans to create a space colony and commit a global genocide, to regenerate a perfect species.
#12 For Your Eyes Only, 1981
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Melina Havelock |
| Director: | John Glen |
| Running Time: | 127 Minutes |
Synopsis:
A ship containing an Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator (ATAC), which can control ballistic missile attacks, is sunk. Bond is sent to retrieve the ATAC before the Russians do. MI6 had sent archaeologist Timothy Havelock to discretely locate the ship, but he and his wife were murdered in front of their daughter Melina. Bond tracks down their killer, Hector Gonzales, and must complete his work before Melina takes her revenge.
#13 Octopussy, 1983
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Octopussy |
| Director: | John Glen |
| Running Time: | 131 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Agent 009 is stabbed and crashes through a window of the British Embassy in Berlin, holding a forged Fabergé egg. Bond is sent to investigate, and begins at the Southerby's auction for the real Fabergé counterpart. 007 is lead to India, finding corrupt Prince Kamal Khan and his beautiful associate Octopussy.
See also: List of Unofficial James Bond Movies
The complete list of unofficial James Bond films, lesser known than the 23 official films made by EON Productions. Includes multiple adaptions of Casino Royale, and a remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again.
#14 A View To A Kill, 1985
| James Bond: | Roger Moore |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Stacey Sutton |
| Director: | John Glen |
| Running Time: | 131 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond investigates a drugged horse racing scandal, and is led to Max Zorin, an eccentric industrialist who plans to destroy Silicon Valley, so that he can create a monopoly on microchip technologies. The chase leads Bond to the Eiffel Tower, and a Blimp ride that eclipses in a tense climax atop the Golden Gate Bridge.
#15 The Living Daylights, 1987
| James Bond: | Timothy Dalton |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Kara Milovy |
| Director: | John Glen |
| Running Time: | 130 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond is assigned to protect Georgi Koskov, an ex-KGB officer who is defecting to the British. Koskov is to escape during the intermission at the Bratislava concert hall, and must be protected from a KGB sniper. Bond sets up across the street, but decides against assassinating the sniper, when he realizes she is an amateur women.
#16 Licence to Kill, 1989
| James Bond: | Timothy Dalton |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Pam Bouvier |
| Director: | John Glen |
| Running Time: | 133 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond and Felix Leiter catch drug lord Franz Sanchez during a raid in Miami, but Sanchez escapes after bribing DEA agent Ed killifer. Sanchez kills and rapes Leiter's wife, and Leiter is fed to a shark, losing a leg. Bond must infiltrate and destroy Sanchez's operation, and avenge the death of Leiter's wife.
#17 Goldeneye, 1995
| James Bond: | Pierce Brosnan |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Natalya Simonova |
| Director: | Martin Campbell |
| Running Time: | 130 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Xenia Onatopp and Colonel Ourumov hijack a special helicopter that is immune to electromagnetic pulse. The pair then go to a soviet bunker that is the control base for the Goldeneye satellite weapons. They kill the staff and destroy the base with an electromagnetic pulse from one of the satellites, themselves protected by the helicopter. Bond must investigate the attack.
#18 Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
| James Bond: | Pierce Brosnan |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Paris Carver |
| Director: | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Running Time: | 119 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Media mogul Elliot Carver plans to use a stolen encoder to start a war between China and the United Kingdom, and boost ratings for his cable networks. Carver's wife Paris is an ex-girlfriend of Bond's, and her assistance costs her her life. Bond must fight Carver with the help of Chinese spy Wai Lin.
#19 The World is Not Enough, 1999
| James Bond: | Pierce Brosnan |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Christmas Jones |
| Director: | Michael Apted |
| Running Time: | 128 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Renard, a terrorist who feels no pain, and is slowly dieing due to a bullet lodged in his brain, assassinates billionaire Robert King. Bond is assigned to protect his daughter, Electra King, and must fight Renard with the help of Valentin Zukovsky and Christmas Jones.
#20 Die Another Day, 2002
| James Bond: | Pierce Brosnan |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Jinx |
| Director: | Lee Tamahori |
| Running Time: | 133 Minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond is betrayed during a mission in North Korea, and is captured and tortured for 14 months. After revealing nothing, Bond is released in a deal with MI6, who release a terrorist in return. Bond escapes from MI6 to find the traitor, and kill the terrorist he was traded for.
#21 Casino Royale, 2006
| James Bond: | Daniel Craig |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Vesper Lynd |
| Director: | Martin Campbell |
| Running Time: | 144 Minutes |
Synopsis:
In a reboot of the series, Casino Royale opens with Bond gaining his 00 status, by killing two enemy agents, and earning his license to kill. Bond must win a high stakes poker game against terrorist financer Le Chiffre, to bankrupt him so that he will be murdered by his bankers.
#22 Quantum of Solace, 2008
| James Bond: | Daniel Craig |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Camille Montes |
| Director: | Marc Forster |
| Running Time: | 106 Minutes |
Synopsis:
In a continuation from Casino Royale, Bond is set to eliminate Dominic Green, a wealthy business man who is trying to control the water supply of Bolivia to extort its government. He also seeks to avenge the death of Vesper Lynd.
#23 Skyfall, 2012
| James Bond: | Daniel Craig |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Sévérine |
| Director: | Sam Mendes |
| Running Time: | 143 minutes |
Synopsis:
Bond 23, Skyfall, was released on October 26th, 2012, with the London premiere on October 23rd. James Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 itself comes under attack, Bond must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
#24 Spectre, 2015
| James Bond: | Daniel Craig |
|---|---|
| Bond Girl: | Madeleine Swann |
| Director: | Sam Mendes |
| Running Time: | 148 minutes |
Synopsis:
Spectre is the most recent film in the James Bond series. It reintroduced Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his sinister organisation SPECTRE, after more than a 40 year absense. The world premiere of Spectre was held in London on October 26th, 2015, with a worldwide general release on November 6th, 2015.
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