No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die (2021)

[5] Daniel Craig exits the James Bond franchise with his fifth entry, the ironically-titled 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, he…
Spectre (2015)

Spectre (2015)

[7] James Bond (Daniel Craig) is forced to go rogue when British intelligence falls under questionable new leadership. M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw), and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) aid and abet to help unroot who's behind the power-grab, unearthing an infamous villain…
Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

[9] It's so refreshing to watch heroes and villains who are over the age of 40. Skyfall repeatedly suggests that sometimes older is better, and as a middle-aged film fan, I couldn't agree more. Daniel Craig's third turn as James Bond matches…
Quantum of Solace (2008)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

[6] Daniel Craig's sophomore outing as James Bond doesn't measure up to the high standard set by Casino Royale, but it's still a worthy entry in the franchise. Quantum of Solace picks up directly where Casino Royale left off, with Bond still…
Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale (2006)

[9] Daniel Craig joins the James Bond franchise in arguably its best offering to date. Craig plays Ian Fleming's James Bond at the beginning of his career, making his second kill and earning his status as a "00" agent before the title…
Die Another Day (2002)

Die Another Day (2002)

[4] Pierce Brosnan's James Bond swan song is by far his least satisfying entry in the series. Die Another Day opens with Bond being captured by North Korean terrorists. Once he's traded for another spy, M (Judi Dench) takes him off duty,…
The World is Not Enough (1999)

The World is Not Enough (1999)

[7] Pierce Brosnan's third Bond film is on par with his previous two. In The World is Not Enough, Bond is protecting an oil baroness (Braveheart's Sophie Marceau) from a terrorist (Trainspotting's Robert Carlyle) who's about to come into possession of nuclear…
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

[7] Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) joins Pierce Brosnan for his second turn as James Bond. In Tomorrow Never Dies, they both play secret agents trying to stop a nefarious media mogul (Jonathan Pryce) from tricking China and the U.K.…
GoldenEye (1995)

GoldenEye (1995)

[6] Pierce Brosnan (TV's Remington Steele) makes his debut as James Bond in GoldenEye, the first Bond film after a then-record 6 year gap. He finds himself battling a former fellow MI6 agent (Sean Bean) who has teamed up with a Russian…
Licence to Kill (1989)

Licence to Kill (1989)

[7] Timothy Dalton is out for revenge in his second and final outing as James Bond. Continuing the more serious tone set by The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill opens in the Florida Keys with a fatal attack on Bond's longtime American…