Every James Bond Movie in Order

All 25 James Bond Movies, In Order — How Many Have You Seen?

Jan 2 2020 by Amanda Prahl

With the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, on its way in 2020, it seems like a good time to look back at all the past Bond films to date. The series, which has been ongoing since 1962, has seen six actors play the role of James Bond, aka Agent 007, and countless variations on the famous Bond villains and Bond girls. The most recent era, led by Daniel Craig as Bond, will come to an end with No Time To Die, but there are certainly more Bond films in the future in one form or another. Keep reading for an overview of every Bond film so far, from the earliest days of the franchise to its new, modern form.

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1. Dr. No (1962)

The first Bond flick featured Sean Connery as 007, alongside Joseph Wiseman as the titular villain Dr. Julius No, who introduced viewers to the shady villainous organisation SPECTRE. Ursula Andress became the first official on-screen "Bond girl" as Honey Ryder.

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2. From Russia With Love (1963)

Connery again plays Bond in this movie, which continues from the previous movie's fight against SPECTRE. This time, Bond faces down SPECTRE assassin Donald "Red" Grant (played by Robert Shaw) and helps Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) defect.

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3. Goldfinger (1964)

The third of the Connery films is home to one of the iconic images of the franchise: Bond girl Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton) murdered and painted in gold early on in the film. It sends Bond on a mission against bullion dealer Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), during which he also crosses paths with one of the most iconic Bond girls: Honour Blackman's Pussy Galore.

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4. Thunderball (1965)

Connery continued playing Bond in Thunderball, going up against SPECTRE again, this time in the form of Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), an operative plotting to steal and hold ransom two atomic bombs.

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5. You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice continues Connery's run as Bond, but more importantly, it introduces one of the biggest villains in the Bond mythos: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. Previously, the shadowy figure had never been seen, only referenced, but in this film, he made his first appearance, played by Donald Pleasence.

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6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

After Connery departed from the role of James Bond, George Lazenby stepped into 007's tailored suits. The new movie saw Bond once again going up against Blofeld (now played by Telly Savalas). Also — did you know Olenna Tyrell was a Bond girl in her youth? Diana Rigg played Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, the first Bond girl to marry James Bond.

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7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Lazenby decided not to play Bond again, and after failing to find a replacement, the producers brought Connery back for one last reprisal of the role. Blofeld was the villain and, again, was played by a new actor; this time, it was Charles Gray.

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8. Live and Let Die (1973)

Connery retired from Bond for good after Diamonds Are Forever, so Live and Let Die kicked off the Roger Moore era of Bond. He goes up against dictator-turned-drug lord Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) and romances both Jane Seymour's Solitaire and Gloria Hendry's doomed Rosie Carver — the first black Bond girl.

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9. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Moore's Bond is caught in a struggle for control over the Solex Agitator, a sci-fi-ready device that can harness the power of the sun. Of course, he's faced with a dangerous villain, this time Christopher Lee's assassin Francisco Scaramanga, aka the "man with the golden gun" of the title.

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10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

One of the most popular entries in the Bond canon, this one again starred Moore as Bond, alongside Barbara Bach as the conflicted Soviet agent Anya Amasova and Curd Jürgens as Karl Stromberg, the crazed villain whose wild plans involve destroying the world and rebuilding an underwater civilization. The movie also includes the now-iconic line, "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

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11. Moonraker (1979)

This movie marked Moore's fourth outing as Bond as 007 tracks down the villains who have stolen a space shuttle in hopes of destroying humanity and rebuilding using eugenics. Michael Lonsdale appears as the villain Hugo Drax, while Lois Chiles plays CIA agent/astronaut Holly Goodhead.

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12. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Once again, Roger Moore plays Bond in this movie that borrows elements from multiple short stories by Ian Fleming. In this movie, the spy is sent in search of a missile system. He winds up tangled in the plotting of Aristotle Kristatos (Julian Glover), a ruthless smuggler.

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13. Octopussy (1983)

Despite hitting some role fatigue, Moore continued playing Bond for Octopussy. The movie sees Bond battle a wealthy Afghan prince, Kamal Khan, and his associate, Octopussy, who threaten to use a nuclear weapon. Maud Adams plays Octopussy, the infamous henchwoman-turned-Bond girl.

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14. A View To Kill (1985)

Moore finally wrapped his time as Bond after seven films and 12 years with this one last movie. It pits him against the genetically engineered villain Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), who plots to destroy Silicon Valley.

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15. The Living Daylights (1987)

The Living Daylights introduced viewers to Timothy Dalton's version of Agent 007. It was the last Bond film to take its title directly from the Ian Fleming stories until 2006's Casino Royale. In this film, Bond discovers that a defecting Soviet general (Jeroen Krabbé) is actually partnered with an American arms dealer (Joe Don Baker) in some dangerous and shady dealings and must stop them from carrying out their plans.

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16. Licence To Kill (1989)

Dalton only starred as Bond twice, so this was his second and final film. Bond goes rogue in order to pursue a more personal vendetta against a drug lord (played by Robert Davi) who murdered the wife of Bond's CIA friend. Of course, there's also a love triangle between Bond and two Bond girls: morally dubious Lupe Lamora (played by Talisa Soto) and pilot Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell).

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17. GoldenEye (1995)

The Pierce Brosnan era begins with the first completely original Bond film, using no storylines from the Fleming novels. Instead, Bond is tasked with stopping presumed-dead MI6 agent Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean) from using a satellite weapon to trigger a worldwide financial panic.

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18. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Once again, Bond (Brosnan) must stop a literal world war from being engineered by a supervillain. This time, he's up against Jonathan Pryce's Elliot Carver, a media giant who tries to spark a world war to up his own ratings. Michelle Yeoh also appears as Colonel Wai Lin, a Bond girl who's also a highly skilled spy herself.

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19. The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Brosnan's third Bond film has 007 assigned to protect the daughter of a murdered billionaire and, along the way, unraveling a plot to send oil prices soaring by causing a nuclear meltdown. Robert Carlyle plays the central villain, terrorist Victor "Renard" Zokas, and Bond deals with two very different women in his life: Elektra (Sophie Marceau), who he's assigned to protect but has suspicions about, and Denise Richards as nuclear physicist Dr. Christmas Jones.

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20. Die Another Day (2002)

Brosnan finished his era as Bond with this adventure, which also stars Halle Berry as Bond girl, NSA Agent Jinx Johnson. With her assistance, Bond sets out to uncover a mole at MI6 who betrayed him to North Korea during a mission. Toby Stephens plays the villainous Gustav Graves, who has plans to manipulate North and South Korea into war.

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21. Casino Royale (2006)

The most recent Bond, Daniel Craig, began his tenure with this full-fledged reboot. It takes place early in Bond's career, as he's still climbing the ranks and earning his famous "licence to kill." Bond is assigned to manipulate a poker game to neutralise terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), but along the way, falls in love with the complicated Vesper Lynn (Eva Green).

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22. Quantum of Solace (2008)

Quantum of Solace makes it clear that this era of Bond (Craig again) is more of a single, ongoing story than previous instalments. Bond is out to avenge Vesper's death and teams up with similar revenge-oriented Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko). But along the way, he unravels more conspiracies pointing to a mysterious organisation called "Quantum."

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23. Skyfall (2012)

Craig's era became known for its more serialized storytelling, which became especially evident in this movie, which delves into M's (Judi Dench) past more than ever. Bond pursues Raoul Silva, played by Javier Bardem, who is after vengeance against MI6 after a past betrayal. The movie also introduces the modern version of tech whiz Q (played by Ben Whishaw) and reveals that Bond girl Eve (Naomie Harris) is also a legacy character.

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24. Spectre (2015)

After being teased throughout the Craig era, it's finally confirmed that the common thread to all his adventures so far has been SPECTRE, led by Bond's most famous enemy Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), who wants to launch a worldwide surveillance network.

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25. No Time To Die (2020)

No Time To Die picks up several of the narrative threads from Spectre, including the returns of Waltz and Seydoux, with Madeleine's past appearing to play a key role in the fight against mysterious new villain Safin (played by Rami Malek). It's the final Bond film for Craig, and reportedly might the first one to introduce a non-Bond 007, in the form of Lashana Lynch's Nomi.

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