No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die (2021)

[4] Star Daniel Craig exits the James Bond franchise in his fifth entry, No Time to Die. Craig's Bond begins the film in peaceful, secluded retirement. But when an old friend and comrade (Jeffrey Wright) summons him back into service,…
Goldfinger (1964)

Goldfinger (1964)

[7] In the third Bond film, agent 007 (Sean Connery) is trying to stop a nefarious gold tycoon from breaking into Fort Knox. Goldfinger is still one of the most popular entries in the franchise because it has everything we've…
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

[8] George Lazenby makes his one and only appearance as 007 in this underappreciated installment of the series. Lazenby was a model with little-to-no acting experience trying to take over a role that Sean Connery made iconic. With that said, the…
Live and Let Die (1973)

Live and Let Die (1973)

[6] Roger Moore makes his debut as James Bond in Live and Let Die, a weird blend of voodoo magic and blaxploitation that stands apart from any other entry in the Bond ouvre. Moore does an admirable job taking over…
Diamonds are Forever (1971)

Diamonds are Forever (1971)

[6] Sean Connery returns one more time (not counting his appearance in 1983's unofficial entry, Never Say Never Again) in what is easily the silliest of his Bond films. Charles Gray picks up the part of archvillain Blofeld, who this…
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

[6] The stakes are lower than usual and the action in short supply, but Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond almost makes up for it in character. The colorful supporting cast includes Christopher Lee as a three-nippled baddie and…
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

[6] This may be Roger Moore's quintessential outing as James Bond, but The Spy Who Loved Me suffers from a wretched co-starring performance from Barbara Bach (Mrs. Ringo Starr) and a boisterous, sloppily choreographed climax on the sea. This is…
Moonraker (1979)

Moonraker (1979)

[5] James Bond (Roger Moore) goes into outer space to stop a bad guy's plot to... you know, destroy the world. While Moonraker packs more action than most other Bond films, it's also sillier than most. Richard Kiel's ridiculous Jaws…
For Your Eyes Only (1981)

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

[5] After the unbridled silliness of Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only makes an effort to dial down the franchise's more comic-book qualities. After an unceremonious pre-title demise of long-time supervillain Blofeld, For Your Eyes Only achieves that goal, but it…
Octopussy (1983)

Octopussy (1983)

[6] Roger Moore is looking worse for wear in his penultimate outing as James Bond, but Octopussy still satisfies on most levels. This time around, Bond is trying to uncover a global jewel-smuggling operation that ends up being a cover…