Every James Bond Film Ranked and Rated - part 2

Continuing our ranking of all the James Bond movies, here is number 14 to 1.

14 – Licence to Kill (1989)

James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge.

6.42 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: John Glen

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

James Bond adventure in which 007 relinquishes his licence to kill, disobeys his orders and goes on a mission of revenge when his best friend’s wife is killed by a drug baron. A beautiful CIA pilot flies him to Sanchez’s South American headquarters where, disguised as a hit man, Bond is hired by the villainous drug dealer.

Critics response: Highly Positive

61 Critic reviews: 48 positive (78.7%); 13 negative (21.3%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 156,167,015

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 32,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 124,167,015

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 4.88

13 – Live and Let Die (1973)

Roger Moore as James Bond.

6.47 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Guy Hamilton

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

When Bond (Roger Moore) investigates the murders of three fellow agents, he finds himself a target, evading vicious assassins as he closes in on powerful Kananga (Yaphet Kotto). Known on the streets as Mr. Big, Kananga is coordinating a global threat, using tons of self-produced heroin. As Bond tries to unravel the mastermind’s plan, he meets Solitaire (Jane Seymour), a beautiful tarot-card reader, whose magic is crucial to the crime lord.

Critics response: Slightly Positive

51 Critic reviews: 33 positive (64.7%); 18 negative (35.3%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 161,800,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 7,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 154,800,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 23.11

12 – The Living Daylights (1987)

Living on the Edge

6.61 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: John Glen

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

British secret agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton) helps KGB officer Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) defect during a symphony performance. During his debriefing, Koskov reveals that a policy of assassinating defectors has been instated by new KGB head Leonid Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies). But as Bond explores this threat, a counterplot surfaces, involving a shady American arms dealer (Joe Don Baker) and a pair of Russian assassins, Necros (Andreas Wisniewski) and Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo).

Critics response: Very Positive

58 Critic reviews: 43 positive (74.1%); 15 negative (25.9%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 191,200,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 40,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 151,200,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 4.78

11 – You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice… and Twice is the only way to live!

6.65 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecrafts go missing, leaving each superpower believing the other is to blame. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, British intelligence learns that one of the crafts has landed in the Sea of Japan. After faking his own death, secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to investigate. In Japan, he’s aided by Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) and the beautiful Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), who help him uncover a sinister global conspiracy.

Critics response: Very Positive

52 Critic reviews: 38 positive (73.1%); 14 negative (26.9%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 111,600,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 9,500,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 102,100,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 11.75

10 – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Far up! Far out! Far more! James Bond 007 is back!

6.68 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Peter R. Hunt

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organization in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group’s powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

Critics response: Highly Positive

56 Critic reviews: 45 positive (80.4%); 11 negative (19.6%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 82,000,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 7,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 75,000,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 11.71

9 – Thunderball (1965)

Look up! Look down! Look out!

6.86 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Terence Young

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Led by one-eyed evil mastermind Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), the terrorist group SPECTRE hijacks two warheads from a NATO plane and threatens widespread nuclear destruction to extort 100 million pounds. The dashing Agent 007, James Bond (Sean Connery), is sent to recover the warheads from the heart of Largo’s lair in the Bahamas, facing underwater attacks from sharks and men alike. He must also convince the enchanting Domino (Claudine Auger), Largo’s mistress, to become a key ally.

Critics response: Extremely Positive

52 Critic reviews: 45 positive (86.5%); 7 negative (13.5%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 141,200,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 9,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 132,200,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 15.69

8 – The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

It’s the BIGGEST. It’s the BEST. It’s BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D.

7.15 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

In a globe-trotting assignment that has him skiing off the edges of cliffs and driving a car deep underwater, British super-spy James Bond (Roger Moore) unites with sexy Russian agent Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) to defeat megalomaniac shipping magnate Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens), who is threatening to destroy New York City with nuclear weapons. Bond’s most deadly adversary on the case is Stromberg’s henchman, Jaws (Richard Kiel), a seven-foot giant with terrifying steel teeth.

Critics response: Extremely Positive

58 Critic reviews: 47 positive (81%); 11 negative (19%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 185,400,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 14,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 171,400,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 13.24

7 – Dr. No (1962)

Now meet the most extraordinary gentleman spy in all fiction!

7.41 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Terence Young

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

Critics response: Universal Praise

61 Critic reviews: 58 positive (95.1%); 3 negative (4.9%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 59,567,035

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 1,100,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 58,467,035

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 54.15

6 – GoldenEye (1995)

No limits. No fears. No substitutes.

7.49 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006 (Sean Bean), a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that — in one short pulse — could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Trevelyan’s stunning ally, Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.

Critics response: Highly Positive

83 Critic reviews: 66 positive (79.5%); 17 negative (20.5%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 356,429,941

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 60,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 296,429,941

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 5.94

5 – From Russia with Love (1963)

The world’s masters of murder pull out all the stops to destroy Agent 007!

7.65 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Terence Young

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

Critics response: Universal Praise

62 Critic reviews: 60 positive (96.8%); 2 negative (3.2%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 78,900,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 2,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 76,900,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 39.45

4 – No Time to Die (2021)

The mission that changes everything begins…

7.71 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Critics response: Highly Positive

422 Critic reviews: 350 positive (82.9%); 72 negative (17.1%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 760,839,661

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 250,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 635,681,519

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 3.04

3 – Skyfall (2012)

Think on your sins.

8.01 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it’s up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

Critics response: Extremely Positive

388 Critic reviews: 356 positive (91.6%); 32 negative (8.4%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 1,110,526,981

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 200,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 908,569,499

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 5.55

2 – Goldfinger (1964)

Everything he touches turns into excitement!

8.03 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Guy Hamilton

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox — and obliterate the world’s economy.

Critics response: Universal Praise

71 Critic reviews: 70 positive (98.6%); 1 negative (1.4%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 124,900,000

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 3,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 121,900,000

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 41.63

1 – Casino Royale (2006)

Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning.

8.29 /10

Adventure | Action | Thriller

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

Critics response: Universal Praise

264 Critic reviews: 249 positive (94.3%); 15 negative (5.7%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

FINANCIAL DATA:

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

$ 594,420,283

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

$ 150,000,000

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

$ 444,420,283

PROFIT RETURN BASED ON EVERY $1 SPENT (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER $1):

$ 3.96