James Bond Movies - Ranked
A Ranked List of All James Bond Movies - Give Me Moore!
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- DirectorJohn GlenStarsRoger MooreCarole BouquetTopolSecret service agent James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.The best variety of stunts, music, Bond girls, locations, humor, and realism. The closest A. Broccoli ever came to a perfect Bond film, blemished only by some bad rear projection closeups of Roger Moore during the ski sequences.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsRoger MooreBarbara BachCurd JürgensJames Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.Nobody rehashes the plot of You Only Live Twice better! Also managed to cash in on the popularity of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Put Lotus on the map and the undersea charts at the same time. And Ringo's wife makes a perfect Bond girl - Peace and Love! Peace and Love!
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsRoger MooreLois ChilesMichael LonsdaleJames Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.Receives a crazy amount of undeserved hate but it has exotic locales, original stunt sequences, a fair amount of humor and a great villain. My gondola hovercraft is full of eels! Accurately predicted the U.S. Space Force exactly 40 years early.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor BlackmanWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.Connery's best, with a plot that is equal parts outlandish and believable, a scary villain and henchman, and a tough-as-nails Bond girl. Introduced the gadgety spy-mobile and also features eco-friendly car recycling. Did I mention the crotch laser?
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte LenyaJames Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.Connery's most grounded and realistic Bond movie features a believable cold-war plot, relentless henchman and henchwoman, some early-helicopter action, a great boat chase, beautiful Bond girl, and cultural appreciation of the Romani people!
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsDaniel CraigEva GreenJudi DenchAfter earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.Craig's only entry into the top 10 is still one of the best Bond movies. A reboot of Bond with a grittier take starts off with a fantastic Parkour chase and never lets up. Who says watching 45 minutes of Texas Hold 'Em has to be boring?
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsRoger MooreMaud AdamsLouis JourdanA fake Fabergé egg recovered from the body of a fellow agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation led by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base.I think this movie's title would be considered a single entendre, right? The Tenet of James Bond movies: if you can figure out which Faberge egg is which by the time this is over, you win a prize. The AcroStar jet cold open is one of the best ever. This movie's a lot of fun, except for the part where a clown nose looks like a giant neck-zit.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreYaphet KottoJane SeymourJames Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.Moore's first Bond flick starts off shaky but still manages to land squarely in the top 10 overall. One of the worst cold opens in Bond series history (a short-circuited pair of Beats, a pre-arranged funeral, and a rubber snake) is made up for by a Beatle-rific theme song and a boat chase that would make Gator McKlusky jealous. Yaphet Kotto provides a villain two-fer-one, and the lovely Jane Seymour rounds things out nicely.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsSean ConneryAkiko WakabayashiMie HamaJames Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.Whoa Nellie! Little Nellie that is. Dr. Loomis as Blofeld, Chinooks with electromagnets and space capsule-chomping space capsules. Remember kids, this was released about 50 years before cultural appropriation was a thing!
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonMaryam d'AboJeroen KrabbéJames Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.What, you thought I was gonna leave Dalton out of the top 10? C'mon man! With tunes from a-Ha and The Pretenders, this might be one of the rockingest Bond films ever, if also a bit more serious in tone. A modern (for the time) Aston Martin proves its worth in a variety of ways, and it's always nice when the mujahideen can lend a helping hand.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryClaudine AugerAdolfo CeliJames Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.Another really good mix of outlandish yet believable plot, some good Vulcan bomber footage, a yacht that could put a Transformer to shame, and some revolutionary underwater photography. Doesn't quite crack the top 10 because the whole is slightly less than the sum of its parts, but still one of the best.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryJill St. JohnCharles GrayA diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.OK, Connery may have been getting a bit long in the tooth here, and almost every action sequence has an extra dose of silly, but his chemistry with Jill St. John is off the charts and any movie with this much Vegas has to be fun. Also, it records for posterity the Gorilla Girl carnival attraction, which was one of my favorites as a kid.
- DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsGeorge LazenbyDiana RiggTelly SavalasBritish agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.I wish I could rate this higher because it's a really good movie. It's just that there are so many more entertaining Bond films. Suffers from too little variety in locations, though there are still some high-quality winter action sequences. The love story elevates this one - but then brings down the mood at the end. Who loves ya', Blofeld?
- DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsSean ConneryKim BasingerKlaus Maria BrandauerA S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.Honestly, I think I might like this movie better than Thunderball, but on principle I can't rate the remake higher than the original when they're both so close in quality. Sir Connery, thanks for coming out of retirement to introduce us to Kim Basinger.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsPierce BrosnanSean BeanIzabella ScorupcoYears after a friend and fellow 00 agent is killed on a joint mission, a secret space based weapons program known as "GoldenEye" is stolen. James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using the weapon.I think a lot of people confuse how good GoldenEye the video game is with how good they think the movie is. Although the film is clearly Brosnan's best, I still think it's overrated. A great bungee stunt at the start of the cold open is ruined by a ridiculous green-screen stunt at the end of the cold open.
The tank chase is classic and Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp is the perfect blend of seductress and psychopath (um, I mean, perfect for a James Bond villainess). Unfortunately, the other Bond girl is super annoying, the Tiger helicopter is woefully underused, and the final confrontation with Janus is just meh. - DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard LeeA resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.Yeah, Yeah, I get it. It's the original, the one that started it all, the classic, yada yada yada. I know all the iconic scenes, Ursula Andress, etc. But I just don't like the character of Dr. No and this list is about entertainment value. Besides, I rated so many of Connery's other titles very high, I had to leave a little room to let Brosnan get at least one win.
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonRobert DaviCarey LowellA vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.This one is weird - it feels more like a revenge flick than a Bond film. But it has the interesting quality of getting better with each viewing. Robert Davi is wryly sinister. Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto provide ample competition for Bond and each other. Plus, you get a young Benicio del Toro as a bonus. This film sags for most of the middle, but the cold open is so original that even Christopher Nolan ripped it off, and the ending truck chase has one of the most incredible practical stunts ever filmed (no, it's not the wheelie-pop from a standing start).
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreChristopher LeeBritt EklandJames Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.More of a chop-socky movie than a James Bond movie, this one is weird too. Britt Ekland and Maud Adams make fine Bond girls, and the AMC Matador corkscrew jump is pretty awesome. The final confrontation is pretty clever but overall this film is a bit of a letdown. That's OK, the producers learned their lesson and made up for it with the next several films.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsPierce BrosnanHalle BerryRosamund PikeJames Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.They threw everything but the kitchen sink, and then the kitchen sink too, at this swan song for Brosnan. Although, I guess he didn't know at the time it was his swan song. The gene therapy angle is without a doubt the most bizarrely uncomfortable plot device in any James Bond movie. However, the originality of the POW angle at the beginning, plus the variety and quality of the other stunt sequences, are enough for me to rank it as Brosnan's second best. It's still near the bottom of the pack though.
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsRoger MooreChristopher WalkenTanya RobertsThe recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond to a mad industrialist scheming to cause massive destruction.What a shame that personal favorites like Tanya Roberts and Christopher Walken had to star in this bottom-of-the-barrel Bond film. This was one too many for Moore.
I remember before this came out I saw a "making of" teaser documentary about the big hook-and-ladder drawbridge-jump scene. They talked about how realistic and exciting and revolutionary this stunt would be. Then I saw it in the theater and it basically looks like they drove the fire truck off a curb or something; it was a huge letdown. - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.The cold open is a classic, sponsored by Caterpillar (as was half of The World Is Not Enough), but the rest of the movie is a lot of really preposterous stuff that devolves into an even more preposterous rip-off of Home Alone. Also features an unforgivably shameful treatment of the Bond girl, even for a series where they don't always make it out alive.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsPierce BrosnanSophie MarceauRobert CarlyleJames Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.The jetboat cold open is exciting, but it's all downhill from there. It's criminal that a movie can make me dislike the lovely Sophie Marceau this much. Denise Richards is OK. The villain's superpower is that he feels no pain, which in real life would make him much more vulnerable to defeat, not less.
Those Parahawks are the goofiest enemy vehicles in a James Bond movie, ever. Upon re-watch I noticed there is actually a line in the movie where a henchman worries that they are going to get in trouble for not returning them - I've never heard a baddie in a JB movie worry about being charged for loss of equipment before! - DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsDaniel CraigAna de ArmasRami MalekJames Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.The late, great Brion James said it best... "Wake up! Time to die!" This snooze-fest features very little action. You've heard the phrase "What's not to like?" Well, this movie has something not to like for just about every James Bond fan. For me, its cardinal sin is how boring it is.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigChristoph WaltzLéa SeydouxA cryptic message from James Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions.Cold open is solid, but nothing much else happens. Not much more to say.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsPierce BrosnanJonathan PryceMichelle YeohJames Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.I'm sorry, two things just absolutely ruin this movie for me: The ugliness of that BMW motorcycle (*cough* product placement *cough*), and the fact that they show a helicopter with its rotor disc tilted forward about 45 degrees while moving forward at about 1 mph (or even worse, hovering), all the while chopping up wooden Chinese market booths without suffering catastrophic damage. The greatest insult to the viewing audience ever.
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsDaniel CraigOlga KurylenkoMathieu AmalricJames Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.This was the easiest entry to rank. Not only is Quantum of Solace by far the worst James Bond movie ever made, it is one of the worst films ever released by a major motion picture studio.
A victim of the writers' strike, QoS certainly demonstrates the value of writers. But much worse is that it seems the editors were on strike also. Its fraction-of-a-second cuts render every stunt sequence unwatchable. This movie will literally give you a headache.