This chronological James Bond movie list follows theatrical release order, starting with 1962's Dr. No and running through Daniel Craig's final mission in No Time to Die. It includes all 25 official Eon Productions films listed in the official James Bond film archive, plus the two major non-Eon theatrical releases that matter to any complete Bond watch-through.
1Dr. No (1962)
Director/Creator: Terence Young | Runtime: 110 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Dr. No sends British agent James Bond to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow operative, leading him to the island lair of the mysterious Dr. Julius No. Made for roughly $1.1 million and earning about $59 million worldwide, it established the screen Bond formula: exotic locations, lethal villains, dry humor, casino cool, and a hero who could walk into danger wearing a dinner jacket.
2From Russia with Love (1963)
Director/Creator: Terence Young | Runtime: 115 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendáriz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw
This Cold War thriller has Bond targeted by SPECTRE, which uses a Soviet decoding machine and a manipulated embassy clerk, Tatiana Romanova, to draw him into a trap. It remains one of the series' leanest and most espionage-focused films, with the brutal train fight between Bond and Red Grant still standing as a benchmark for hand-to-hand action in the franchise.
3Goldfinger (1964)
Director/Creator: Guy Hamilton | Runtime: 110 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Shirley Eaton, Harold Sakata
Goldfinger pits Bond against Auric Goldfinger, a gold-obsessed industrialist plotting to contaminate the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox. This is the film that locked in the Bond template for decades, from Shirley Bassey's theme song to Oddjob's steel-rimmed hat and the gadget-loaded Aston Martin DB5 grand tourer.
4Thunderball (1965)
Director/Creator: Terence Young | Runtime: 130 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Bond heads to the Bahamas after SPECTRE steals two nuclear warheads and demands a massive ransom from NATO. With extensive underwater photography, a then-huge production budget of about $9 million, and global box office of roughly $141 million, Thunderball became one of the most commercially important Connery-era entries.
5Casino Royale (1967)
Director/Creator: Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Val Guest | Runtime: 131 minutes | Starring: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Woody Allen
This non-Eon production is a chaotic spy spoof built around Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, with multiple characters adopting the name James Bond in a plot involving baccarat, double agents, and psychedelic comedy. It is not part of the official continuity, but it belongs on a complete chronological list because it was a major theatrical Bond release during the original Connery boom.
6You Only Live Twice (1967)
Director/Creator: Lewis Gilbert | Runtime: 117 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurō Tamba, Donald Pleasence
You Only Live Twice takes Bond to Japan, where SPECTRE captures American and Soviet spacecraft to provoke global war. The film is famous for Ken Adam's enormous volcano lair set, Donald Pleasence's scarred Blofeld, and a larger-than-life style that pushed Bond from spy thriller into full-scale adventure spectacle.
7On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Director/Creator: Peter R. Hunt | Runtime: 142 minutes | Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti
George Lazenby's only Bond film follows 007 as he tracks Blofeld to a Swiss mountaintop clinic and falls in love with Tracy di Vicenzo. Once treated as an oddity, it is now widely respected for its emotional weight, fast ski chases, and unusually faithful handling of Fleming's novel.
8Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Director/Creator: Guy Hamilton | Runtime: 120 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood
Connery returns as Bond in a diamond-smuggling investigation that leads from Amsterdam to Las Vegas and, eventually, to another Blofeld scheme involving a satellite weapon. The movie leans into camp, casino glitz, and oddball assassins Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, marking a tonal bridge between the 1960s Connery films and the more playful Roger Moore era.
9Live and Let Die (1973)
Director/Creator: Guy Hamilton | Runtime: 121 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James
Roger Moore debuts as Bond in a case involving a Caribbean dictator, Harlem crime networks, heroin distribution, and the clairvoyant Solitaire. Its speedboat chase, Paul McCartney and Wings theme song, and voodoo-inflected atmosphere gave the series a fresh 1970s identity after Connery's departure.
10The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Director/Creator: Guy Hamilton | Runtime: 125 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Hervé Villechaize
Bond faces Francisco Scaramanga, a million-dollar assassin who kills with a custom golden pistol and lives on a private island in the South China Sea. Christopher Lee gives the film its strongest asset, and the corkscrew car jump became one of the series' most technically memorable stunts, even if the movie's comedy divides viewers.
11The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Director/Creator: Lewis Gilbert | Runtime: 125 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel
Bond teams with Soviet agent Anya Amasova after a megalomaniac shipping magnate steals British and Soviet submarines to trigger nuclear war. This is often considered Moore's best Bond film, thanks to the Lotus Esprit submarine car, Carly Simon's theme song, the gigantic Liparus tanker set, and Richard Kiel's debut as Jaws.
12Moonraker (1979)
Director/Creator: Lewis Gilbert | Runtime: 126 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel
Responding to the late-1970s science-fiction craze, Moonraker sends Bond from California to Venice, Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon, and finally outer space. Its laser battle finale is pure franchise excess, but the film was a financial powerhouse, grossing about $210 million worldwide and proving that Bond could adapt to blockbuster trends.
13For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Director/Creator: John Glen | Runtime: 127 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Julian Glover
After the extravagance of Moonraker, this entry pulls Bond back toward grounded espionage as he hunts for a lost British missile command system before the Soviets can obtain it. The climbing finale at St. Cyril's monastery and the revenge arc of Melina Havelock give the film a tougher, more practical edge.
14Octopussy (1983)
Director/Creator: John Glen | Runtime: 131 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Steven Berkoff
Bond investigates a Fabergé egg and uncovers a rogue Soviet general's plot to detonate a nuclear weapon at a U.S. air base in West Germany. The film mixes Cold War tension with circus imagery, Indian locations, and Moore-era humor, and it became part of 1983's unusual box-office battle between two Bond films.
15Never Say Never Again (1983)
Director/Creator: Irvin Kershner | Runtime: 134 minutes | Starring: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera
This non-Eon film brought Sean Connery back to Bond twelve years after Diamonds Are Forever, effectively remaking Thunderball because of long-running rights issues around that story. Never Say Never Again's production history makes it a fascinating franchise footnote, and its 1983 release directly competed with Moore's Octopussy.
16A View to a Kill (1985)
Director/Creator: John Glen | Runtime: 131 minutes | Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Tanya Roberts
Roger Moore's final Bond outing sends 007 after Max Zorin, a genetically engineered industrialist planning to destroy Silicon Valley and dominate the microchip market. Christopher Walken and Grace Jones bring eccentric villain energy, while Duran Duran's title song became one of the series' biggest pop hits.
17The Living Daylights (1987)
Director/Creator: John Glen | Runtime: 130 minutes | Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker
Timothy Dalton's first Bond film begins with a defection in Bratislava and expands into a plot involving arms dealers, Afghan resistance fighters, and Soviet intelligence politics. Dalton plays Bond with sharper intensity and less flippancy, setting the stage for a more serious version of 007 years before the Daniel Craig reboot.
18Licence to Kill (1989)
Director/Creator: John Glen | Runtime: 133 minutes | Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Benicio del Toro
Bond goes rogue after drug lord Franz Sanchez maims Felix Leiter and murders Leiter's wife, turning the film into a revenge thriller more than a traditional spy mission. Its harder violence, cartel storyline, and personal stakes made it one of the darkest pre-Craig entries, though it underperformed in the crowded 1989 summer box office.
19GoldenEye (1995)
Director/Creator: Martin Campbell | Runtime: 130 minutes | Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Judi Dench
After a six-year gap, Pierce Brosnan's debut reintroduces Bond for the post-Cold War era as he faces former MI6 agent Alec Trevelyan and the GoldenEye satellite weapon. Judi Dench's first appearance as M sharply modernized the series, and the film's success was amplified by the hugely influential 1997 Nintendo 64 video game adaptation.
20Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Director/Creator: Roger Spottiswoode | Runtime: 119 minutes | Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher
Bond battles media mogul Elliot Carver, who manufactures an international crisis between Britain and China to boost his global news empire. Michelle Yeoh's Wai Lin is one of the strongest Bond allies in the series, and the film's villainous obsession with ratings and information control has aged better than many expected.
21The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Director/Creator: Michael Apted | Runtime: 128 minutes | Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Judi Dench
Bond protects oil heiress Elektra King while investigating the terrorist Renard, whose damaged nervous system makes him unable to feel pain. The movie stands out for giving M a larger role and for making Elektra one of the franchise's more psychologically interesting antagonists.
22Die Another Day (2002)
Director/Creator: Lee Tamahori | Runtime: 133 minutes | Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench
The twentieth official Bond film opens with 007 captured in North Korea, then shifts into a diamond-funded scheme involving identity alteration, a space laser, and an invisible Aston Martin. It was a commercial hit at roughly $432 million worldwide, but its heavy CGI and exaggerated tone helped persuade producers to reboot the franchise with a grittier approach.
23Casino Royale (2006)
Director/Creator: Martin Campbell | Runtime: 144 minutes | Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Daniel Craig's debut resets Bond at the start of his 00 career, sending him to Montenegro for a high-stakes poker game against terrorist financier Le Chiffre. With a budget reported around $150 million and worldwide gross of about $616 million, it revitalized the character through brutal action, emotional vulnerability, and Eva Green's definitive Vesper Lynd.
24Quantum of Solace (2008)
Director/Creator: Marc Forster | Runtime: 106 minutes | Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton
This direct sequel follows Bond as he investigates the shadowy organization Quantum while still grieving Vesper's betrayal and death. At 106 minutes, it is the shortest official Bond film, and although its rapid editing remains divisive, it adds important connective tissue to Craig's emotionally serialized era.
25Skyfall (2012)
Director/Creator: Sam Mendes | Runtime: 143 minutes | Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes
Released for Bond's 50th anniversary on film, Skyfall forces 007 to confront his own obsolescence while M is targeted by former agent Raoul Silva. It became the first Bond movie to pass $1 billion worldwide and won two Academy Awards; the official Academy record for the 2013 ceremony lists wins for Original Song and Sound Editing.
26Spectre (2015)
Director/Creator: Sam Mendes | Runtime: 148 minutes | Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista
Spectre connects the Craig era's earlier villains to Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the revived global criminal network of the title. With a reported production budget around $245 million and worldwide gross near $881 million, it is one of the franchise's largest-scale productions, opening with a celebrated Day of the Dead tracking shot in Mexico City.
27No Time to Die (2021)
Director/Creator: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Runtime: 163 minutes | Starring: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Ralph Fiennes
Daniel Craig's final Bond film finds 007 retired in Jamaica before a kidnapped scientist, a nanobot weapon, and the terrorist Safin pull him back into service. At 163 minutes, it is the longest Bond movie, and its ending makes it one of the boldest franchise entries by giving Craig's Bond a definitive emotional conclusion.
Taken together, the James Bond films chart more than six decades of changing action cinema, from Cold War spycraft and practical stunts to serialized character drama and billion-dollar global blockbusters. Watching them in release order lets you see how each era reshaped 007 while keeping the core fantasy intact: danger, style, gadgets, villains, and impossible escapes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many James Bond movies are there?
There are 25 official Eon Productions James Bond films, from Dr. No through No Time to Die. If you include the two major non-Eon theatrical releases, Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983), the complete theatrical count is 27.
What is the correct chronological order for James Bond movies?
For most viewers, chronological order means release order, beginning with Dr. No in 1962 and ending, for now, with No Time to Die in 2021. The Craig films form the most clearly serialized run, but the wider franchise is best understood by watching the movies as audiences originally received them.
Are the 1967 Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again official Bond movies?
No. They are theatrical James Bond films, but they were not produced by Eon Productions and are not part of the official 25-film continuity. They are still important for completists because they use the Bond character and were released commercially as Bond movies.
Who played James Bond the most times?
In the official Eon series, Roger Moore played Bond seven times, from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill. Sean Connery also played Bond seven times if you count the non-Eon Never Say Never Again; within the official series, Connery appears six times.
Which James Bond movie should you watch first?
If you want the historical start, watch Dr. No first. If you want the easiest modern entry point, start with Casino Royale (2006), which reboots Bond at the beginning of his 00 career and leads directly into the Craig-era storyline.
Which Bond movie made the most money?
Skyfall is the highest-grossing Bond film worldwide, earning more than $1.1 billion during its theatrical run. It also became a major awards success for the franchise, winning Oscars for Adele's title song and for sound editing.
Do you need to watch the Bond movies in order?
You do not need to watch every pre-Craig film in strict order because most of them work as standalone missions. However, release order gives you the clearest view of how the character, politics, stunts, gadgets, and tone evolved across each decade.
What comes after No Time to Die?
As of now, No Time to Die is the most recent James Bond film and the final Daniel Craig entry. The next Bond era is expected to introduce a new actor and continuity rather than directly continuing Craig's ending.
