How to Watch All the James Bond Movies in Order
Since the first James Bond film in 1962, seven actors have played 007 on the big screen: Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. As James Bond producers scramble to find out who will fill Bond’s famous tuxedo next, what better time than now to rewatch every single Bond film?
From October 2022, all 25 James Bond films will now stream on Prime Video. Last year, Amazon acquired MGM, the studio that produced every single Bond film. The 25 Bond films will be available “for a limited time” but Prime hasn’t specified what “limited” means.
Here is a guide on how to watch all James Bond movies in order:
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From Russia With Love (1963)
Connery quickly returned for a follow-up escorting Bond to Turkey for the theft of a Soviet cryptographic device. The producers chose this Ian Fleming novel next because President John F. Kennedy listed the book as one of his ten favorite books of all time.
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Rich playboy (and SPECTER agent) Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) is the villain in Connery’s third Bond film, and much of the action revolves around his yacht.
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You Only Live Twice (1967)
Bond (Connery again) is sent to Japan to investigate the theft of an American spaceship and the kidnapping of an astronaut.
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
The first non-Connery James Bond film was in 1969 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, in which model George Lazenby appeared in the role. Lazenby would only play Bond once, and during a scene in the film where a girl runs away from Bond, he turns to the camera and says, “It never happened to the other guy.”
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Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Connery returned one last time Diamonds are foreverwhere Bond investigates a large diamond smuggling ring.
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Live and Let Die (1973)
Roger Moore’s Bond era began with live and Let Die, where Bond investigates the murder of three British MI6 agents in San Monique. The eighth Bond film was the first to feature a black woman, Rosie Carver (played by Gloria Hendry), as a love interest.
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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Bond (Moore) is marked as the target of assassin Francisco Scaramanga and decides to hunt him down in China before Scaramanga can kill him.
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Bond (Moore again) teams up with KGB agent Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) to stop villain Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens), who plans to start World War III and start a new world under the sea.
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When a space shuttle is hijacked, Bond is sent to investigate – following the trail from California to Rio de Janeiro, to the Amazon rainforest and finally into space. (Yes, space – hence the promotional image.) It’s the sci-fi of all Bond films and was inspired by the success of war of stars.
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For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Moore’s fifth mission as Bond finds he is being sent to recover a stolen navigation system and take down Greek smuggler Aristotle Kristatos (Julian Glover). There’s a lot more storyline, but that’s the simplest summary for the purpose.
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Bond investigates the murder of 009; The villain is Kamal Khan (Louis Jordan), an exiled Afghan prince allied with the Soviets, and his associate Octopussy, who leads the Octopus cult.
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A Look at a Kill (1985)
Moore’s last appearance as Bond sees Christopher Walken as the villain Max Zorin, who wants to destroy Silicon Valley in order to monopoly on microchips.
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The Living Daylighters (1987)
Timothy Dalton, the fifth Bond, made his debut in The living daylights, which plays a lot during the Cold War; The plot focuses on the defectors (or fake defectors) of KGB agents.
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License to Kill (1989)
Dalton’s run as Bond was short-lived; This was his second and last film. in the Licence to kill, Bond’s original license to kill is revoked after he helps his sidekick, CIA agent Felix Leiter (John Terry), apprehend a drug lord.
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Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan: In Gold eyeBrosnan made his debut as 007. The villain eventually becomes Agent 006, who faked his own death and works with the criminal organization Janus. This includes the debut of Judi Denchs M, the head of the British secret service. Dench played M for the Brosnan and Daniel Craig films.
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Tomorrow never dies stars the divine Michelle Yeoh as Chinese agent Wai Lin, who joins forces with Brosnan’s Bond to investigate the sinking of a British warship in Chinese waters. The villain turns out to be media tycoon Elliot Carver (Jonathan Price), who wants a war for TV ratings.
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The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Brosnan battles Russian terrorist Victor “Renard” Zokas (Robert Carlyle) and protects Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), who is being targeted by Zokas.
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Die Another Day (2002)
In Brosnan’s final appearance as Bond, Halle Berry plays NSA agent Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson. Jinx and Bond try to track down a mole in British Intelligence.
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The Daniel Craig era began with the near-perfect Bond film Casino royale in which Craigs 007 takes on Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) during a poker game. Eva Green plays Bond’s love interest, Vesper Lynd.
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Quantum of Solace (2008)
Bond (Craig, returns) sets out to avenge Vesper’s death and works with Bolivian agent Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko) to take down evil organization Quantum and villain Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric). bring.
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For the 50th anniversary film, Bond faces off against former MI6 agent and turned terrorist Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). Also, the theme song is sung by Adele and the film stars Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory (who takes on the role of M), Ben Wishaw as Q and Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny. Fiennes, Winshaw and Harris would appear in the rest of Craig’s Bond films.
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Where does the action start? skyfall ends and Bond investigates the eponymous terrorist organization Spectre. Christopher Waltz plays the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld.Remarkable: spook opens with a remarkable four-minute tracking shot in Mexico City.
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Craig’s departure from Bond begins with him being retired and living in Jamaica (a nod to the very first Bond film, dr No). He’s soon pulled back in to help find a missing MI6 scientist, Valdo Obruchev. no time to die introduces Lashana Lynch as the new 007, taking over the number when Bond retired. The film also sees the return of Léa Seydoux as Bond’s love, Dr. Madeleine Swann.
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Emily Burack (she/she) is the newswriter for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals and a range of other topics.
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