James Bond

Twenty-five official films, six actors, and one reboot that starts the whole career over two thirds of the way in.

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Where to start with James Bond

Twenty-five official films that mostly stand alone, and then five at the end that do not. The mistake newcomers make is starting at the beginning and running into a hard reboot two thirds of the way through with no warning.

  1. 1
    Casino Royale (2006) Casino Royale

    Bond earning the 00 on screen, which makes it the only film in the series that is genuinely a beginning. It is also the best-reviewed of the modern run and needs nothing before it.

  2. 2
    Quantum of Solace (2008) Quantum of Solace

    The one Bond film that is a direct sequel, opening about an hour after the last one ends. It is the only entry in twenty-five films that cannot be watched on its own.

  3. 3
    Goldfinger (1964) Goldfinger

    The film that set the template every later Bond is measured against, and the usual recommendation for a first look at the older run. The first twenty films can be watched in almost any order.

  4. 4
    Dr. No (1962) Dr. No

    Where it starts, and much smaller and stranger than the series became. Worth seeing after Goldfinger so you can watch the formula arrive.

Then what? After that, the first twenty in release order, which is the way most people do it. Three of them are linked: the ending of On Her Majesty's Secret Service is picked up at the start of Diamonds Are Forever and again at the start of For Your Eyes Only. Then finish the Craig run with Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die. The two films Eon did not make are curiosities and can be skipped entirely.

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The First Twenty

  • Dr. No 1962
  • From Russia with Love 1963
  • Goldfinger 1964
  • Thunderball 1965
  • You Only Live Twice 1967
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969
  • Diamonds Are Forever 1971
  • Live and Let Die 1973
  • The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
  • The Spy Who Loved Me 1977
  • Moonraker 1979
  • For Your Eyes Only 1981
  • Octopussy 1983
  • A View to a Kill 1985
  • The Living Daylights 1987
  • Licence to Kill 1989
  • GoldenEye 1995
  • Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
  • The World Is Not Enough 1999
  • Die Another Day 2002

The Craig Films

  • Casino Royale 2006
  • Quantum of Solace 2008
  • Skyfall 2012
  • Spectre 2015
  • No Time to Die 2021

Not Made By Eon

  • Casino Royale 1967
  • Never Say Never Again 1983

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