10 Best Bond Movies

From thrilling car chases to chilled martinis, here’s a look at some of our favorite Bond movies of all-time.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Don’t believe the bad press. This one is perfect for a holiday viewing party. Blofeld’s plot is unfolding at Christmas time in the Alps where his globally sourced “angels” are being prepared to wreak havoc. Wintery vibes include an icy car chase through a precious Alpine village and a playful St. Bernard in the snow.

Diamonds Are Forever

Come for Bond, stay for the villains — Blofeld, Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd and the energetic Bambi and Thumper. Tiffany Case’s wardrobe is an early 70s fever dream, and you can watch Bond knock Blofeld around in a mini sub like a kid with a tinker toy.

Live and Let Die

From racing speedboats to a tarot card reading enchantress, this sultry 1973 film is set in Harlem, New Orleans, and a fictional Caribbean island. Bond tangles with local police down South, races across alligator backs, and outwits Baron Samedi, death himself.

Casino Royale

Beautiful, heartbreaking, pulse-pounding. Five stars on Daniel Craig’s first outing. From the epic parkour chase to the Texas hold’em Tournament in Montenegro this film hits the high notes of the franchise without a corny joke in sight.

Moonraker

Hugo Drax is an over-the-top villain with some of the best lines ever. Jaws returns and gets a love interest. The minions’ jumpsuits are pretty fabulous. It’s campy 1970s at its best and Bond gets to hang glide out of a boat. Essential viewing.

For Your Eyes Only

More serious fare than most of Roger Moore’s Bond outings, in this one he’s matched with the daughter of a marine archeologist. Bond’s background in the Royal Navy comes in handy as they explore the depths in a submarine searching for an Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator. Don’t worry, there is a ridiculous talking parrot.

Tomorrow Never Dies

Bond puts his brand-new BMW through its paces while he defeats a nasty media mogul who’s bending world events to meet his needs. Timely enough for you?

The World is Not Enough

A former KGB assassin who has no feelings, the gorgeous billionairess who loves him, and a rather unbelievable nuclear physicist Dr. Christmas Jones. The ski scene is dazzling and, aside from the attack by parahawk, will make you want to hit the slopes.

Die Another Day

Bond is captured in North Korea. He’s tortured nearly to death. He’s suspected of being a double agent… and that’s just the beginning of this intense adventure. Did we mention his invisible car? And the incredible NSA agent Jinx Johnson?

Quantum of Solace

If you watch nothing else, watch the opening car chase. The tight scenes in the tunnel, the harrowing switchbacks on cliffside dirt roads in Italy, the gunfire, will make you feel good about your own commute, whatever it is.

Bond in Motion

The International Spy Museum is proud to host this official exhibition of iconic vehicles, all used on-screen by 007 and his many allies and adversaries arriving in March 2024. While James Bond is a fictional character, he embodies the spirit of many real spies in this museum. These men and women, from around the world, were inspired by over six decades of the Bond film franchise and its enduring cultural influence. Learn More

007 in the Museum

Few people live the life of a spy — leaving a gap in the public’s understanding of real intelligence work that has been filled by popular culture for almost a hundred years. In the Museum's License to Thrill exhibit, visitors can see a sample of spy toys and games from past to present and hear intelligence officers comment on the reality and fiction in spy movies. Learn More