What is the best James Bond movie of all time?

From Sean Connery's suave original to Daniel Craig's emotional reinvention, James Bond has delivered over six decades of thrilling spy cinema. Which 007 film is the greatest of all time?

1. 1
   Goldfinger

   The quintessential 1964 Bond film with Sean Connery facing iconic villain Auric Goldfinger, widely seen as the template for the franchise.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Casino Royale

   Daniel Craig's gritty 2006 reboot following Bond's first mission as 00 in a high-stakes Montenegro poker game.
   909pts
3. 3
   Diamonds Are Forever

   Sean Connery returned in 1971 for one last official outing, chasing a diamond-smuggling ring through Las Vegas to Blofeld's laser satellite plot.
   788pts
4. 4
   Octopussy

   In this 1983 Roger Moore film, a jewel-smuggling circus leads Bond from India to divided Germany and a plot to detonate a nuclear bomb on a US air base.
   738pts
5. 5
   Moonraker

   Made in the wake of Star Wars, Roger Moore's 1979 adventure follows Bond from Venice and Rio into orbit to stop Hugo Drax's plan to wipe out humanity.
   738pts
6. 6
   Licence to Kill

   Timothy Dalton's darker 1989 revenge-fueled Bond film that pushed the franchise's boundaries with graphic intensity.
   717pts
7. 7
   Spectre

   A visually stunning 2015 Bond film revealing the shadowy criminal organization behind 007's past missions.
   666pts
8. 8
   The World Is Not Enough

   Pierce Brosnan's third outing, from 1999, has Bond protecting oil heiress Elektra King, played by Sophie Marceau, from a terrorist who cannot feel pain.
   609pts
9. 9
   GoldenEye

   Pierce Brosnan's 1995 celebrated debut as Bond reviving the franchise after a six-year hiatus.
   609pts
10. 10
    Live and Let Die

    Roger Moore's 1973 debut sends Bond after a Caribbean dictator who doubles as a Harlem drug lord, with Paul McCartney and Wings singing the theme.
    609pts
11. 11
    Skyfall

    The highest-grossing Bond film (2012) exploring 007's origins while a cyberterrorist threatens MI6.
    545pts
12. 12
    From Russia with Love

    A tense 1963 Cold War espionage thriller widely regarded as the most sophisticated Bond film of the Connery era.
    473pts
13. 13
    Quantum of Solace

    The 2008 direct sequel to Casino Royale follows Daniel Craig's Bond seeking revenge for Vesper's death while uncovering a plot to control Bolivia's water supply.
    473pts
14. 14
    Dr. No

    The 1962 original that launched the entire franchise, introducing Sean Connery as Bond and establishing every iconic element.
    472pts
15. 15
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    George Lazenby's 1969 sole outing as Bond, featuring the franchise's most emotional storyline and stunning Alpine action.
    389pts
16. 16
    Die Another Day

    Pierce Brosnan's last Bond film, released in 2002 for the series' 40th anniversary, features an invisible car, an ice palace and Halle Berry as Jinx.
    389pts
17. 17
    For Your Eyes Only

    A grounded 1981 Roger Moore entry praised for its practical stunts and realistic Cold War intrigue without gadgets.
    389pts
18. 18
    The Living Daylights

    Timothy Dalton's 1987 debut as a more serious Bond, praised for its realistic portrayal of Cold War espionage.
    389pts
19. 19
    Thunderball

    A visually spectacular 1965 underwater adventure with Sean Connery facing SPECTRE over stolen nuclear warheads.
    389pts
20. 20
    No Time to Die

    Daniel Craig's emotional 2021 farewell as Bond with jaw-dropping action and a bold conclusion that shook the franchise.
    294pts
21. 21
    A View to a Kill

    Roger Moore's seventh and final Bond film, from 1985, pits him against Christopher Walken's Max Zorin, with a Duran Duran theme and a Golden Gate Bridge finale.
    294pts
22. 22
    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Roger Moore's 1977 finest Bond entry featuring the iconic Lotus Esprit submarine car and Carly Simon's theme.
    294pts
23. 23
    The Man with the Golden Gun

    Roger Moore's 1974 entry pits Bond against Christopher Lee's Scaramanga, an assassin with a golden pistol, and features a corkscrew car jump over a Thai river.
    182pts
24. 24
    Tomorrow Never Dies

    A slick 1997 Pierce Brosnan entry set against a media mogul's plot for world domination via controlled warfare.
    182pts
25. 25
    You Only Live Twice

    Sean Connery's fifth Bond film, from 1967, takes 007 to Japan to stop SPECTRE's Blofeld from stealing spacecraft from a hollowed-out volcano base.
    0pts

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