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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>In No Time to Die, Daniel Craig takes one last shot at playing James Bond.<br><br>MGM/Universal<br><br><br><br><br><br>No Time to Die is the final movie to star  as secret agent James Bond, and it's been a huge . The movie is an "epic, explosive and emotional swan song," says Richard Trenholm in , "that throws everything it has against the wall for a genuinely unique entry in the series." As we wait now to see what comes next for the franchise, let's see where this newest 007 adventure falls in the list of best and worst Bond movies of all time.<br>Across a total of 27 movies and six decades, the Bond franchise has provided us with countless thrills and more than a few groans. Your personal favorite may depend a lot on when you started watching, and who was starring -- the '90s with Pierce Brosnan? The '70s with ? Not everyone's been watching since 1962 when the  got going, but those  outings have largely held strong in the court of public opinion. Whatever: It's always fun to look back, seeing how Eon Productions made the superspy an emblem of the times, an avatar of style and a . <br><br>See also: <br><br>If you don't know where to start with the Bond films, be sure to check out our . Or you can check out these  movie rankings below, from worst to best. It's based on an , specific to when the movies came out, as compiled by CNET sister site Metacritic. The list accounts for every theatrical    release, not just the  25 from Eon Productions but also two non-canonical entries: the 1967 version of  Casino Royale, a trippy turn with multiple  (David  Niven chief among them), and 1983's Never Say Never Again, featuring Connery  in his second comeback.<br><br>See also:   <br><br>It doesn't, however, include the 1954 version of Casino Royale, a 50-minute TV playhouse production that introduced Ian Fleming's hero to the world as "Jimmy" Bond, an American secret agent. You can find that on YouTube, if you're curious. <br><br>Otherwise, we've got the whole roster of actors who've played Bond in the official franchise -- besides Connery and Craig, that's Moore, Brosnan, Timothy Dalton and .<br> <br>window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', "IFrame loaded: subtextIframe with class optanon-category-4");<br>            James Bond movies ranked, from worst to best<br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            27. A View to a Kill<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Keith Hamshere/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>According to the critical consensus, Roger Moore isn't just the star of the worst James Bond movie --  -- he's the star of the worst James Bond movies, period. When combined  and averaged, his 007 films produce a franchise-low Metascore of 53.7.<br><br> was Moore's seventh and final 007 movie. His co-stars included Christopher Walken as gleefully murderous villain Max Zorin and  Grace Jones as Bond baddie (and eventual ally) May Day. The plot that Bond has to foil: Zorin's scheme to destroy Silicon Valley so he can control the market for computer chips. <br><br>"The James Bond series has  had its bummers, but nothing before in the class of this one," Pauline  Kael wrote for The New Yorker. <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            26. The Man With the Golden Gun<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>As far as critics are concerned, , Moore's second outing as 007, is another bottom-dweller in the  James Bond franchise. "If you enjoyed the early Bond films as much as I  did, you'd better skip this one," Nora Sayre wrote in The New York  Times.<br><br>,  featuring Christopher Lee as the Bond villain and rival marksman Scaramanga and eventual Fantasy Island star Herve Villechaize as his henchman Nick Nack, grossed $97.6  million worldwide, the weakest box-office performance by any of the  Roger Moore 007 films.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            25. Casino Royale (1967)<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    LMPC / Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>  features a multitude of actors as James Bond. But more 007s do not make  things merrier -- or better. Variety called this version of Casino  Royale "a film of astounding sloppiness" and "an insult to the Bond  name." <br><br>This is one of the two noncanonical, non-Eon films in our  rundown. (And for Bond completists -- sorry, we're not including the  1954 television production of Casino Royale, which portrayed our hero as  Jimmy Bond, and an American to boot.) <br><br>, featuring David Niven, Peter Sellers and Orson Welles, grossed a Bond-worst $41.7 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            24. Tomorrow Never Dies<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    20th Century Fox Home Entertainment<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The first of the four Pierce Brosnan Bond movies in this list gets  credit for giving Michelle Yeoh an early Hollywood showcase -- but for  little else. According to Salon's Charles Taylor,  "scores zero in suspense, wit or class." <br><br>When  averaged, Brosnan's four James Bond movies post a 57.5 Metascore, the  second-lowest among 007 actors who have starred in at least four  movies. <br><br>At the box office, ,  featuring Jonathan Pryce as villain Elliot Carver, grossed $339.5  million worldwide. That's on par with, but on the low end of, the other  films of the Brosnan era. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            23. For Your Eyes Only<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>Critics are kinder, if still cool, to Roger Moore's fifth 007  adventure. In the Chicago Sun-Times, critic Roger Ebert wrote that  "is a competent James Bond thriller. … But it's no more than that." <br><br>Aside from its reviews,  is a success of the Roger Moore era: It earned an Oscar nomination for  its Sheena Easton-crooned title song, and it grossed $195.3 million  worldwide -- the second-best box office showing for a Moore installment.  <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            21 (tie). The Spy Who Loved Me<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    LMPC/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>Nominated for a franchise-best three Oscars,  nonetheless rated mixed reviews from critics. "After the opening  sequence," Newsweek's Maureen Orth wrote, "much of the action in The Spy  Who Loved Me … is somewhat downhill." <br><br>,  featuring the first of two franchise appearances by Richard Kiel as the  villainous Jaws, grossed $185.4 million worldwide, making it one of the  biggest box office hits of its release year.    <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            21 (tie). Live and Let Die<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>Roger Moore's first James Bond movie is, well, another middling effort -- at least per the critics. In retrospect,  may have suffered by comparison with the just-concluded Sean Connery era.<br><br>"Even  the art direction -- long the Bond films' real secret weapon -- seems  to have fallen to a shrunken budget," the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr  wrote. "Not much fun." <br><br>At the box office, ,  co-starring Geoffrey Holder as the voodoo-practicing henchman Baron  Samedi and Yaphet Kotto as head bad guy Katanga/Mr. Big, and featuring the hit title song by Paul McCartney's Wings, was a  big step up from the Sean Connery film that preceded it, Diamonds Are Forever. Live and Let Die grossed $161.8 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            20. Die Another Day<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The final Pierce Brosnan James Bond film may have introduced the invisible car, but critics think of  as  a retread, not an innovator. "Surely it will not be giving things away  to tell you there's absolutely nothing new about the latest episode,"  Desson Thomson wrote in The Washington Post.<br><br>Co-starring then-reigning Oscar winner Halle Berry as Bond girl Jinx Johnson, with Monty Python's John Cleese as Q, and featuring the hit title track by Madonna,  grossed more money than any other Pierce Brosnan 007 film: $431.9 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            19. The World Is Not Enough<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Keith Hamshere/Sygma/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>  is the third Pierce Brosnan James Bond film. "This keeps one reasonably  amused, titillated, and brain-dead for a little over two hours,"  Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader. <br><br>  grossed a solid $361.7 million at the worldwide box office. It co-stars Robert Carlyle as the villain Renard, who feels no pain; Sophie Marceau as the strikingly conflicted Elektra King; and Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            17 (tie). Licence to Kill<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The second -- and final -- James Bond movie of the Timothy Dalton era  gets good marks as an action movie, but not necessarily as a 007 movie.  "James Bond might as well be any of a dozen movie cops," the St. Louis  Post-Dispatch's Joe Pollack wrote of .<br><br>,  featuring Robert Davi as the drug lord villain Sanchez, Carey Lowell as Bond girl Pam Bouvier and a young Benicio del Toro as a henchman, grossed $156.2 million  worldwide -- a big drop at the box office compared with Dalton's debut 007 film.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            17 (tie). Quantum of Solace<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>To date,  is the worst-reviewed  of the 007 Daniel Craig era. "Quantum of Solace may be explosive with  images of fiery infernos," Film Threat's Jay Slater wrote, "but it's  convoluted and confusing." <br><br>On the whole, the Craig-led Bond films  boast a Metascore average of 69.8, making his movies the second-best  reviewed 007 movies of all time. <br><br>On one hand, ,  co-starring Mathieu Amalric as Bond villain Dominic Greene, is the  fourth-biggest-grossing James Bond movie of all time, with $591.7  million in worldwide ticket sales. On the other hand, the film is the  lowest-grossing James Bond film starring Daniel Craig.  <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            16. Diamonds Are Forever<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The lowest-ranked Sean Connery film in this rundown is the Scotsman's sixth  Bond project -- and the last one that the iconic star made before taking  a 12-year 007 hiatus. According to critics,  was evidence of a franchise in need of new blood. <br><br>The  New Yorker's Pauline Kael called the film an "unimaginative Bond  picture that is often noisy when it means to be exciting."<br><br>  co-stars Charles Gray as arch-villain Blofeld and Jill St. John as Bond girl Tiffany Case, and features Putter Smith and Bruce Glover as the archly menacing Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint, respectively. Among the Sean  Connery 007 installments, the movie grossed a middling $116 million  worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            14 (tie). Spectre<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br> is "filled with big sets, big stunts, and what ought to be big  moments," Matt Zoller Seitz noted for RogerEbert.com, "but few of them  land."<br><br>  co-stars Christoph Waltz in a new take on the old reliable Bond  villain Blofeld, with Ralph Fiennes taking over as M, and like Skyfall, delves deeper into Bond's origin story. It grossed a whopping $879.6 million worldwide, the  second-biggest take for the franchise.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            14 (tie). The Living Daylights<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Keith Hamshere/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>This 1987 Timothy Dalton entry, the first of his two turns as James Bond, wins points from critics for not being a Roger Moore entry. "After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds," Empire's Kim Newman wrote, " brings in a new 007 … who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time."<br><br>  outgrossed its predecessor, Roger Moore's A View to a Kill, by nearly  $40 million, for a worldwide box office total of $191.2 million. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            12 (tie). On Her Majesty's Secret Service<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>This 1969 film, which marks , is a pretty good 007 entry, per critics. While the New  Yorker's Pauline Kael found its star "quite a dull fellow," she called  the movie "exciting." <br><br>  broke new ground: It featured a James Bond wedding, with Diana Rigg as  007's feisty but ill-fated bride, Tracy di Vincenzo. At the box office, though, the  film fell flat with an $82 million worldwide gross. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            12 (tie). You Only Live Twice<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Express Newspapers/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>  marks Sean Connery's fifth outing as James Bond. Chicago Sun-Times  critic Roger Ebert saw signs of wear: "Connery labors mightily," Ebert  wrote. <br><br>For a Sean Connery James Bond movie,  grossed  a so-so $111.6 million worldwide. The film is nonetheless influential:  Its cat-petting iteration of Blofeld (played by Donald Pleasence), complete with villain's hideaway in a volcano,  inspired the Austin Powers franchise's Dr. Evil.   <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            11. Octopussy<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>According to critics,  is Roger Moore's second-best James Bond movie. "It soars, all right,  but it does it on automatic pilot," wrote Jay Scott for Toronto's Globe  and Mail.<br><br>,  co-starring Maud Adams in her second franchise outing (after The Man  with the Golden Gun), as the titular character, grossed a solid $187.5  million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            10. Thunderball<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    LMPC/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>According to critics,  is a lesser Sean Connery 007 entry, but a worthy entry overall. Wrote Empire's Kim Newman, the movie "effortlessly plies the glory Bond years, concluding with a  stunning underwater battle."<br><br> is the top-grossing Sean Connery 007 movie  of the 1960s and 1970s: It took in $141.2 million in worldwide ticket  sales. It also provided the template for Connery's final James Bond outing nearly two decades later, Never Say Never Again.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            9. GoldenEye<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The  is the best  Pierce Brosnan Bond movie, per critics. "New Bond man Brosnan can't be  faulted for much," Desson Thomson wrote in The Washington Post. "In this  new venture, he's appropriately handsome, British-accented and suave." <br><br>  featured Sean Bean as a double-0 agent turned bad guy, Famke Janssen as Bond girl Xenia Onatopp and Judi Dench in her first turn as Bond boss M. It grossed a  then-huge $356.4 million worldwide. Pent-up demand may have helped: The  1995 film was the first James Bond movie since Timothy Dalton's License  to Kill, released six years prior. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            8. Moonraker<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>Released in 1979, two years after Star Wars changed just about everything in Hollywood, the  sees 007 sent to outer space. Critics non-ironically cheered.  "Moonraker is a satisfying blend of familiar ingredients,"  wrote The  Washington Post's Gary Arnold.<br><br>,  co-starring Lois Chiles as astronaut Holly Goodhead (yes, really), is  the ninth-biggest-grossing James Bond movie of all time, with $210.3  million in worldwide ticket sales. <br><br>Overall, Moonraker is the best-reviewed Bond movie of the Moore era. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            6 (tie). Never Say Never Again<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Sheila Penn/Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The top-grossing Sean Connery Bond movie, this 1983 film is also one of the better-reviewed Bond movies. <br><br>  marked Connery's final 007 appearance and, from a critical standpoint,  seems to have benefited from having been released during the reviled  tail end of the Roger Moore era. <br><br>"It is good to see Connery's  grave stylishness in this role again," Time's Richard Schickel wrote.  "It makes Bond's cynicism and opportunism seem the product of genuine  worldliness (and world weariness) as opposed to Roger Moore's mere  twirpishness." <br><br>Despite the presence of Connery, who first  embodied Bond on the big screen, this movie wasn't from Eon Productions,  making it the second of the two non-canonical films in our list.<br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            6 (tie). No Time to Die<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Universal<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The final film to star Daniel Craig as 007 has drawn largely positive reviews, following an extended wait for its release brought about by production delays and the coronavirus pandemic. With a running time of 2 hours, 43 minutes,  is the longest Bond movie of them all.<br><br>"No Time to Die packs a quintessentially Bond punch while also taking huge risks with the aging character and decades-old formula," Richard Trenholm said in . "Every Bond film markets itself as a fresh twist, but No Time to Die is genuinely bonkers at how far it goes." <br><br> Or put more simply: "James Bond finally gets a life." <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            5. Dr. No<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>,  released in 1962 (though it didn't arrive in the United States until  1963), is one of the best James Bond movies, per critics. "Sean Connery  excellently puts over a cool, fearless, on-the-ball, fictional Secret  Service guy," Variety praised. <br><br>,  featuring Ursula Andress as original Bond girl Honey Ryder (yes,  really), was one of 1963's Top 10 box-office hits. It grossed $59.6  million worldwide.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            4. Casino Royale<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The first Daniel Craig James Bond movie,  blew away critics with its new take on the spy saga. "[Craig's] Bond is  at least the equal of the best ones before him, and beats all of them  in sheer intensity," The Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstern raved. <br><br>The opening minutes of the film reveal how Bond earned his double-0 rating, and for fans of the Ian Fleming novels, it manages to both stay true to the 1953 book and adapt that story for audiences a half-century later. <br><br>The 2006 film grossed a then-franchise-best $594.4 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            3. Skyfall<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    MGM<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The top-grossing James Bond movie to date, with a worldwide take of more than $1.1 billion, this 2012 film is, according to critics, the best Daniel Craig 007 movie -- and that's not all.  <br><br>"  is one of the best Bonds in the 50-year history of moviedom's most  successful franchise," James Adams wrote in Toronto's Globe and Mail.<br><br>The  film won the series' first two Oscars since 1964's Goldfinger; it  claimed statuettes for sound editing and for Adele's title song. <br><br>Metascore:  <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            2. From Russia With Love<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    LMPC via Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>The  second James Bond movie is, per the critical consensus, the second-best  James Bond movie ever. The New Yorker's fabled Pauline Kael praised : "Exciting, handsomely staged, and campy."<br><br>,  featuring Lotte Lenya as Bond baddie Rosa Klebb and Robert Shaw as the SPECTRE assassin gunning for Bond, grossed $78.9 million  worldwide, a take that represented significant growth over Dr. No, and  firmly established 007 as a franchise to watch. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br><br>                        <br>                                        <br>            <br>                                                            1. Goldfinger<br>            <br>                    <br>        <br>                                                                <br>                    <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                                            <br>                <br>                                    <br>                                                                    <br>                                    <br>                    <br>                                                    Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images<br>                                    <br>        <br>                                <br>                <br>                                    <br><br>Here it is: This 1964 Sean Connery entry is, per the critical consensus, the best James Bond movie. It had all the elements we've come to expect: the megalomaniac villain with an outrageous and murderous scheme, the henchman with a quirky method for killing (Oddjob and his hat), big set pieces with extravagant action, Bond in a dinner jacket.<br><br>"Larger  than life, faintly ridiculous, completely cool, Goldfinger is the  quintessential James Bond movie," Empire's Ian Freer wrote.<br><br>The film grossed a then-franchise-best $124.9 million worldwide, and won the franchise's first Oscar (for sound effects). If you have any concerns pertaining to where and how you can use [https://freecreditfree.com/slot-pg/ สล็อต PG], you can contact us at our own web-site.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br>        <br>                <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                        <br>                        <br>                            <br>            <br><br>James Bond movies in chronological order<br><br>In the official Bond canon  -- the films made by Eon Productions --  there are 25 films, including the upcoming No Time to Die. Because of  licensing issues, there were two other, non-canonical movies: the 1967 version of Casino Royale, and Sean Connery's final outing, 1983's Never Say Never Again.<br>Sean Connery (1962) (1963) (1964) (1965) (1967)David Niven, among others<br> (1967)<br>George Lazenby (1969)Sean Connery, first comeback<br> (1971)  Roger Moore (1973) (1974) (1977) (1979) (1981)Sean Connery, second comeback<br> (1983)<br>Roger Moore, still on his run<br> (1983) (1985)Timothy Dalton (1987) (1989)Pierce Brosnan (1995) (1997) (1999) (2002)Daniel Craig (2006) (2008) (2012) (2015) (2021)<br><br><br>        <br>        <br>        <br>                                    <br>        <br>                    <br>        <br>                            <br><br><br><br><br>        <br>        <br>    <br><br><br>    <br><br>    Get the CNET Culture newsletter<br><br>    <br>        Explore movies, games, superheroes and more with CNET Culture. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays.

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'id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>In No Time to Die, Daniel Craig takes one last shot at playing James Bond.<br><br>MGM/Universal<br><br><br><br><br><br>No Time to Die is the final movie to star  as secret agent James Bond, and it's been a huge . The movie is an "epic, explosive and emotional swan song," says Richard Trenholm in , "that throws everything it has against the wall for a genuinely unique entry in the series." As we wait now to see what comes next for the franchise, let's see where this newest 007 adventure falls in the list of best and worst Bond movies of all time.<br>Across a total of 27 movies and six decades, the Bond franchise has provided us with countless thrills and more than a few groans. Your personal favorite may depend a lot on when you started watching, and who was starring -- the '90s with Pierce Brosnan? The '70s with ? Not everyone's been watching since 1962 when the got going, but those outings have largely held strong in the court of public opinion. Whatever: It's always fun to look back, seeing how Eon Productions made the superspy an emblem of the times, an avatar of style and a . <br><br>See also: <br><br>If you don't know where to start with the Bond films, be sure to check out our . Or you can check out these  movie rankings below, from worst to best. It's based on an , specific to when the movies came out, as compiled by CNET sister site Metacritic. The list accounts for every theatrical release, not just the 25 from Eon Productions but also two non-canonical entries: the 1967 version of Casino Royale, a trippy turn with multiple (David Niven chief among them), and 1983's Never Say Never Again, featuring Connery in his second comeback.<br><br>See also:  <br><br>It doesn't, however, include the 1954 version of Casino Royale, a 50-minute TV playhouse production that introduced Ian Fleming's hero to the world as "Jimmy" Bond, an American secret agent. You can find that on YouTube, if you're curious. <br><br>Otherwise, we've got the whole roster of actors who've played Bond in the official franchise -- besides Connery and Craig, that's Moore, Brosnan, Timothy Dalton and .<br> <br>window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', "IFrame loaded: subtextIframe with class optanon-category-4");<br> James Bond movies ranked, from worst to best<br><br> <br> <br> <br> 27. A View to a Kill<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Keith Hamshere/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>According to the critical consensus, Roger Moore isn't just the star of the worst James Bond movie -- -- he's the star of the worst James Bond movies, period. When combined and averaged, his 007 films produce a franchise-low Metascore of 53.7.<br><br> was Moore's seventh and final 007 movie. His co-stars included Christopher Walken as gleefully murderous villain Max Zorin and Grace Jones as Bond baddie (and eventual ally) May Day. The plot that Bond has to foil: Zorin's scheme to destroy Silicon Valley so he can control the market for computer chips. <br><br>"The James Bond series has had its bummers, but nothing before in the class of this one," Pauline Kael wrote for The New Yorker. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 26. The Man With the Golden Gun<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>As far as critics are concerned, , Moore's second outing as 007, is another bottom-dweller in the James Bond franchise. "If you enjoyed the early Bond films as much as I did, you'd better skip this one," Nora Sayre wrote in The New York Times.<br><br>, featuring Christopher Lee as the Bond villain and rival marksman Scaramanga and eventual Fantasy Island star Herve Villechaize as his henchman Nick Nack, grossed $97.6 million worldwide, the weakest box-office performance by any of the Roger Moore 007 films.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 25. Casino Royale (1967)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> LMPC / Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> features a multitude of actors as James Bond. But more 007s do not make things merrier -- or better. Variety called this version of Casino Royale "a film of astounding sloppiness" and "an insult to the Bond name." <br><br>This is one of the two noncanonical, non-Eon films in our rundown. (And for Bond completists -- sorry, we're not including the 1954 television production of Casino Royale, which portrayed our hero as Jimmy Bond, and an American to boot.) <br><br>, featuring David Niven, Peter Sellers and Orson Welles, grossed a Bond-worst $41.7 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 24. Tomorrow Never Dies<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The first of the four Pierce Brosnan Bond movies in this list gets credit for giving Michelle Yeoh an early Hollywood showcase -- but for little else. According to Salon's Charles Taylor, "scores zero in suspense, wit or class." <br><br>When averaged, Brosnan's four James Bond movies post a 57.5 Metascore, the second-lowest among 007 actors who have starred in at least four movies. <br><br>At the box office, , featuring Jonathan Pryce as villain Elliot Carver, grossed $339.5 million worldwide. That's on par with, but on the low end of, the other films of the Brosnan era. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 23. For Your Eyes Only<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Critics are kinder, if still cool, to Roger Moore's fifth 007 adventure. In the Chicago Sun-Times, critic Roger Ebert wrote that "is a competent James Bond thriller. … But it's no more than that." <br><br>Aside from its reviews, is a success of the Roger Moore era: It earned an Oscar nomination for its Sheena Easton-crooned title song, and it grossed $195.3 million worldwide -- the second-best box office showing for a Moore installment.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 21 (tie). The Spy Who Loved Me<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> LMPC/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Nominated for a franchise-best three Oscars, nonetheless rated mixed reviews from critics. "After the opening sequence," Newsweek's Maureen Orth wrote, "much of the action in The Spy Who Loved Me … is somewhat downhill." <br><br>, featuring the first of two franchise appearances by Richard Kiel as the villainous Jaws, grossed $185.4 million worldwide, making it one of the biggest box office hits of its release year.    <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 21 (tie). Live and Let Die<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Roger Moore's first James Bond movie is, well, another middling effort -- at least per the critics. In retrospect, may have suffered by comparison with the just-concluded Sean Connery era.<br><br>"Even the art direction -- long the Bond films' real secret weapon -- seems to have fallen to a shrunken budget," the Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr wrote. "Not much fun." <br><br>At the box office, , co-starring Geoffrey Holder as the voodoo-practicing henchman Baron Samedi and Yaphet Kotto as head bad guy Katanga/Mr. Big, and featuring the hit title song by Paul McCartney's Wings, was a big step up from the Sean Connery film that preceded it, Diamonds Are Forever. Live and Let Die grossed $161.8 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 20. Die Another Day<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The final Pierce Brosnan James Bond film may have introduced the invisible car, but critics think of  as a retread, not an innovator. "Surely it will not be giving things away to tell you there's absolutely nothing new about the latest episode," Desson Thomson wrote in The Washington Post.<br><br>Co-starring then-reigning Oscar winner Halle Berry as Bond girl Jinx Johnson, with Monty Python's John Cleese as Q, and featuring the hit title track by Madonna, grossed more money than any other Pierce Brosnan 007 film: $431.9 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 19. The World Is Not Enough<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Keith Hamshere/Sygma/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> is the third Pierce Brosnan James Bond film. "This keeps one reasonably amused, titillated, and brain-dead for a little over two hours," Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader. <br><br> grossed a solid $361.7 million at the worldwide box office. It co-stars Robert Carlyle as the villain Renard, who feels no pain; Sophie Marceau as the strikingly conflicted Elektra King; and Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 17 (tie). Licence to Kill<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The second -- and final -- James Bond movie of the Timothy Dalton era gets good marks as an action movie, but not necessarily as a 007 movie. "James Bond might as well be any of a dozen movie cops," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Pollack wrote of .<br><br>, featuring Robert Davi as the drug lord villain Sanchez, Carey Lowell as Bond girl Pam Bouvier and a young Benicio del Toro as a henchman, grossed $156.2 million worldwide -- a big drop at the box office compared with Dalton's debut 007 film.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 17 (tie). Quantum of Solace<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>To date, is the worst-reviewed of the 007 Daniel Craig era. "Quantum of Solace may be explosive with images of fiery infernos," Film Threat's Jay Slater wrote, "but it's convoluted and confusing." <br><br>On the whole, the Craig-led Bond films boast a Metascore average of 69.8, making his movies the second-best reviewed 007 movies of all time. <br><br>On one hand, , co-starring Mathieu Amalric as Bond villain Dominic Greene, is the fourth-biggest-grossing James Bond movie of all time, with $591.7 million in worldwide ticket sales. On the other hand, the film is the lowest-grossing James Bond film starring Daniel Craig.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 16. Diamonds Are Forever<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The lowest-ranked Sean Connery film in this rundown is the Scotsman's sixth Bond project -- and the last one that the iconic star made before taking a 12-year 007 hiatus. According to critics, was evidence of a franchise in need of new blood. <br><br>The New Yorker's Pauline Kael called the film an "unimaginative Bond picture that is often noisy when it means to be exciting."<br><br> co-stars Charles Gray as arch-villain Blofeld and Jill St. John as Bond girl Tiffany Case, and features Putter Smith and Bruce Glover as the archly menacing Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint, respectively. Among the Sean Connery 007 installments, the movie grossed a middling $116 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 14 (tie). Spectre<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> is "filled with big sets, big stunts, and what ought to be big moments," Matt Zoller Seitz noted for RogerEbert.com, "but few of them land."<br><br> co-stars Christoph Waltz in a new take on the old reliable Bond villain Blofeld, with Ralph Fiennes taking over as M, and like Skyfall, delves deeper into Bond's origin story. It grossed a whopping $879.6 million worldwide, the second-biggest take for the franchise.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 14 (tie). The Living Daylights<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Keith Hamshere/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>This 1987 Timothy Dalton entry, the first of his two turns as James Bond, wins points from critics for not being a Roger Moore entry. "After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds," Empire's Kim Newman wrote, " brings in a new 007 … who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time."<br><br> outgrossed its predecessor, Roger Moore's A View to a Kill, by nearly $40 million, for a worldwide box office total of $191.2 million. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 12 (tie). On Her Majesty's Secret Service<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>This 1969 film, which marks , is a pretty good 007 entry, per critics. While the New Yorker's Pauline Kael found its star "quite a dull fellow," she called the movie "exciting." <br><br> broke new ground: It featured a James Bond wedding, with Diana Rigg as 007's feisty but ill-fated bride, Tracy di Vincenzo. At the box office, though, the film fell flat with an $82 million worldwide gross. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 12 (tie). You Only Live Twice<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Express Newspapers/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> marks Sean Connery's fifth outing as James Bond. Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert saw signs of wear: "Connery labors mightily," Ebert wrote. <br><br>For a Sean Connery James Bond movie,  grossed a so-so $111.6 million worldwide. The film is nonetheless influential: Its cat-petting iteration of Blofeld (played by Donald Pleasence), complete with villain's hideaway in a volcano, inspired the Austin Powers franchise's Dr. Evil.   <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 11. Octopussy<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>According to critics, is Roger Moore's second-best James Bond movie. "It soars, all right, but it does it on automatic pilot," wrote Jay Scott for Toronto's Globe and Mail.<br><br>, co-starring Maud Adams in her second franchise outing (after The Man with the Golden Gun), as the titular character, grossed a solid $187.5 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 10. Thunderball<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> LMPC/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>According to critics, is a lesser Sean Connery 007 entry, but a worthy entry overall. Wrote Empire's Kim Newman, the movie "effortlessly plies the glory Bond years, concluding with a stunning underwater battle."<br><br> is the top-grossing Sean Connery 007 movie of the 1960s and 1970s: It took in $141.2 million in worldwide ticket sales. It also provided the template for Connery's final James Bond outing nearly two decades later, Never Say Never Again.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 9. GoldenEye<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The is the best Pierce Brosnan Bond movie, per critics. "New Bond man Brosnan can't be faulted for much," Desson Thomson wrote in The Washington Post. "In this new venture, he's appropriately handsome, British-accented and suave." <br><br> featured Sean Bean as a double-0 agent turned bad guy, Famke Janssen as Bond girl Xenia Onatopp and Judi Dench in her first turn as Bond boss M. It grossed a then-huge $356.4 million worldwide. Pent-up demand may have helped: The 1995 film was the first James Bond movie since Timothy Dalton's License to Kill, released six years prior. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 8. Moonraker<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Released in 1979, two years after Star Wars changed just about everything in Hollywood, the sees 007 sent to outer space. Critics non-ironically cheered. "Moonraker is a satisfying blend of familiar ingredients,"  wrote The Washington Post's Gary Arnold.<br><br>, co-starring Lois Chiles as astronaut Holly Goodhead (yes, really), is the ninth-biggest-grossing James Bond movie of all time, with $210.3 million in worldwide ticket sales. <br><br>Overall, Moonraker is the best-reviewed Bond movie of the Moore era. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 6 (tie). Never Say Never Again<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Sheila Penn/Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The top-grossing Sean Connery Bond movie, this 1983 film is also one of the better-reviewed Bond movies. <br><br> marked Connery's final 007 appearance and, from a critical standpoint, seems to have benefited from having been released during the reviled tail end of the Roger Moore era. <br><br>"It is good to see Connery's grave stylishness in this role again," Time's Richard Schickel wrote. "It makes Bond's cynicism and opportunism seem the product of genuine worldliness (and world weariness) as opposed to Roger Moore's mere twirpishness." <br><br>Despite the presence of Connery, who first embodied Bond on the big screen, this movie wasn't from Eon Productions, making it the second of the two non-canonical films in our list.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 6 (tie). No Time to Die<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Universal<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The final film to star Daniel Craig as 007 has drawn largely positive reviews, following an extended wait for its release brought about by production delays and the coronavirus pandemic. With a running time of 2 hours, 43 minutes,  is the longest Bond movie of them all.<br><br>"No Time to Die packs a quintessentially Bond punch while also taking huge risks with the aging character and decades-old formula," Richard Trenholm said in . "Every Bond film markets itself as a fresh twist, but No Time to Die is genuinely bonkers at how far it goes." <br><br> Or put more simply: "James Bond finally gets a life." <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 5. Dr. No<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>, released in 1962 (though it didn't arrive in the United States until 1963), is one of the best James Bond movies, per critics. "Sean Connery excellently puts over a cool, fearless, on-the-ball, fictional Secret Service guy," Variety praised. <br><br>, featuring Ursula Andress as original Bond girl Honey Ryder (yes, really), was one of 1963's Top 10 box-office hits. It grossed $59.6 million worldwide.<br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 4. Casino Royale<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The first Daniel Craig James Bond movie, blew away critics with its new take on the spy saga. "[Craig's] Bond is at least the equal of the best ones before him, and beats all of them in sheer intensity," The Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstern raved. <br><br>The opening minutes of the film reveal how Bond earned his double-0 rating, and for fans of the Ian Fleming novels, it manages to both stay true to the 1953 book and adapt that story for audiences a half-century later. <br><br>The 2006 film grossed a then-franchise-best $594.4 million worldwide. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 3. Skyfall<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MGM<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The top-grossing James Bond movie to date, with a worldwide take of more than $1.1 billion, this 2012 film is, according to critics, the best Daniel Craig 007 movie -- and that's not all.  <br><br>" is one of the best Bonds in the 50-year history of moviedom's most successful franchise," James Adams wrote in Toronto's Globe and Mail.<br><br>The film won the series' first two Oscars since 1964's Goldfinger; it claimed statuettes for sound editing and for Adele's title song. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 2. From Russia With Love<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> LMPC via Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>The second James Bond movie is, per the critical consensus, the second-best James Bond movie ever. The New Yorker's fabled Pauline Kael praised : "Exciting, handsomely staged, and campy."<br><br>, featuring Lotte Lenya as Bond baddie Rosa Klebb and Robert Shaw as the SPECTRE assassin gunning for Bond, grossed $78.9 million worldwide, a take that represented significant growth over Dr. No, and firmly established 007 as a franchise to watch. <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> 1. Goldfinger<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Here it is: This 1964 Sean Connery entry is, per the critical consensus, the best James Bond movie. It had all the elements we've come to expect: the megalomaniac villain with an outrageous and murderous scheme, the henchman with a quirky method for killing (Oddjob and his hat), big set pieces with extravagant action, Bond in a dinner jacket.<br><br>"Larger than life, faintly ridiculous, completely cool, Goldfinger is the quintessential James Bond movie," Empire's Ian Freer wrote.<br><br>The film grossed a then-franchise-best $124.9 million worldwide, and won the franchise's first Oscar (for sound effects). If you have any concerns pertaining to where and how you can use [https://freecreditfree.com/slot-pg/ สล็อต PG], you can contact us at our own web-site.  <br><br>Metascore: <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>James Bond movies in chronological order<br><br>In the official Bond canon -- the films made by Eon Productions -- there are 25 films, including the upcoming No Time to Die. Because of licensing issues, there were two other, non-canonical movies: the 1967 version of Casino Royale, and Sean Connery's final outing, 1983's Never Say Never Again.<br>Sean Connery (1962) (1963) (1964) (1965) (1967)David Niven, among others<br> (1967)<br>George Lazenby (1969)Sean Connery, first comeback<br> (1971) Roger Moore (1973) (1974) (1977) (1979) (1981)Sean Connery, second comeback<br> (1983)<br>Roger Moore, still on his run<br> (1983) (1985)Timothy Dalton (1987) (1989)Pierce Brosnan (1995) (1997) (1999) (2002)Daniel Craig (2006) (2008) (2012) (2015) (2021)<br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br><br><br><br> <br> <br> <br><br><br> <br><br> Get the CNET Culture newsletter<br><br> <br> Explore movies, games, superheroes and more with CNET Culture. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays.'
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