☰ The Dossier ☰

Dr. No (1962)
Sean Connery
The one that started it all. "Bond, James Bond." Jamaica, Dr. No's island fortress, the first Bond girl (Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder).

From Russia with Love (1963)
Sean Connery
SPECTRE's revenge. Red Grant on the Orient Express. Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova. The briefcase gadgets.

Goldfinger (1964)
Sean Connery
"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." Oddjob's deadly hat. Fort Knox. The Aston Martin DB5 in its full glory.

Thunderball (1965)
Sean Connery
Underwater spectacle. Stolen nuclear bombs. The jetpack escape. SPECTRE's most ambitious plan.

You Only Live Twice (1967)
Sean Connery
Japan. Volcanoes. Blofeld revealed. "In Japan, men come second." The volcanic lair that became a cliché.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
George Lazenby
The one where Bond marries — and loses. Diana Rigg as Tracy. Piz Gloria. Many consider it the finest Bond film.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Sean Connery
Connery's return. Las Vegas. Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd. A smuggling pipeline from South Africa to space.

Live and Let Die (1973)
Roger Moore
Moore's debut. Voodoo and blaxploitation influences. The boat chase. Jane Seymour as Solitaire.

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Roger Moore
Christopher Lee as Scaramanga. The golden gun. The flying car spiral. Thai locations.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Roger Moore
Peak Moore. Jaws. The Lotus Esprit submarine car. Barbara Bach as Agent XXX. "Nobody Does It Better."

Moonraker (1979)
Roger Moore
Bond in space (capitalizing on Star Wars). Venice. Rio. Hugo Drax's master race in orbit.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Roger Moore
A return to Fleming. Carole Bouquet. The cliff-climbing sequence. The destroyed Lotus.

Octopussy (1983)
Roger Moore
India. Fabergé eggs. The circus infiltration. Bond disguised as a clown (literally).

A View to a Kill (1985)
Roger Moore
Christopher Walken as Zorin. Grace Jones as May Day. The Eiffel Tower. Silicon Valley in flames.

The Living Daylights (1987)
Timothy Dalton
Dalton's darker Bond. Maryam d'Abo. Afghanistan. The cello case sled. A-ha's theme.

Licence to Kill (1989)
Timothy Dalton
Bond goes rogue. Felix Leiter's revenge. Drug lord Sanchez. The darkest Bond until Casino Royale.

GoldenEye (1995)
Pierce Brosnan
Bond's post-Cold War reboot. The dam jump. The tank chase. Judi Dench as the new M.

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Pierce Brosnan
Media baron Elliot Carver. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin. The motorcycle chase through Saigon.

The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Pierce Brosnan
Sophie Marceau as Elektra. Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist (yes, really). The Thames chase.

Die Another Day (2002)
Pierce Brosnan
The 40th anniversary spectacular. The invisible car. The ice palace. Where the series jumped the shark.

Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig
The reboot. Back to Fleming's first novel. Le Chiffre. Vesper. The poker game. "I'm the money."

Quantum of Solace (2008)
Daniel Craig
Direct sequel to Casino Royale. Revenge for Vesper. The shortest Bond film. Greene's water scheme.

Skyfall (2012)
Daniel Craig
50 years of Bond. Javier Bardem as Silva. The Aston Martin returns. M's sacrifice. The best since Casino Royale.

Spectre (2015)
Daniel Craig
Blofeld returns. The organization behind everything. Day of the Dead opening. Christoph Waltz.

No Time to Die (2021)
Daniel Craig
Craig's farewell. Safin's nanobots. Nomi as 007. The ending that dared. "We have all the time in the world."