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All 26 James Bond Movies Ranked by Tomatometer
You know his name. You got his number. Since 1962, James Bond has been the spy whose reputation precedes him: As international man of mystery, as guru of gadgets and espionage thrills, and as the agent who never encountered a boundary – country, or personal space – he couldn’t sneak across.
The Ian Fleming adaptations started with a bang: Dr. No remains among the best-reviewed of 007’s movies, bringing forth that first legendary era of Sean Connery suited up as the debonair rogue that women crave and men aspire to be in vain. Case in point: 1967’s Casino Royale had no less than six James Bonds within its spooferifous walls, none holding a candle to the Con’. The non-comic caper is the worst-reviewed James Bond movie, and was produced outside of franchise gatekeepers Eon.
As celebrated was Connery’s reign was, the sun sets on every empire, and thus was ushered in the age of the Lazenby. A mild administration for George, yes, with only 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service released, though Certified Fresh.
Then it became time to move over for Roger Moore, who offered a lightly winking and intelligent Bond for those burned-out ’70s times. Three of his movies are Rotten, three are Fresh, and one is Certified Fresh. Not bad, and he even traveled into space.
In 1981, Connery came back for non-Eon Bond Never Say Never Again, just as HQ was hiring Timothy Dalton for the job. Dalton’s Bond: Cool and menacing, and his films The Living Daylights and License to Kill are praised by modern fans for their dark, grittier take on the spy game. It’s something Daniel Craig would pick up on in the future, but with a bigger budget and fewer a-ha theme songs.
Pierce Brosnan brought back the sophisticated sex appeal, as the best Bond in the not-so-greatest movies. GoldenEye was intoxicating Certified Fresh fun, while the three that followed are all Rotten.
After Austin Powers took the piss out of the franchise for a decade, Eon turned to resurrecting James Bond as the brooding, brutish hulk we have today. Casino Royale was a return to form, Daniel Craig’s sneer and occasional smile calibrated to the modern cynical viewer. Skyfall was likewise Certified Fresh, but there was not so much critical love for in-betweener Quantum of Solace and the most-recent Spectre of 2015.
Five years will have passed when No Time To Die arrives in 2020, though the longest wait for Bond’s return was the six years between Dalton’s License to Kill and Brosnan’s GoldenEye. At 14 years, Craig holds the record for longest uninterrupted ownership of Bond, but Connery spread his appearances as Bond across 21 years. In anticipation of No Time To Die, we’re reaching into the classified files for every James Bond movie ever ranked by Tomatometer!
List of James Bond gadgets
This is a list of James Bond gadgets featured in the Bond films, organized by the film eras of its actor.
The James Bond books and films have featured exotic equipment and vehicles, which often prove to be critically useful.
The original books and early adaptations had only relatively minimal pieces like the modified attache case in From Russia, with Love.
However, the gadgets took on a more spectacular profile starting with the film version of Goldfinger, and its tremendous success encouraged the following films to have Bond supplied with still more equipment.[citation needed] For instance, it became an expected scene in each film where Q would present and demonstrate Bond's assigned tools for the mission, and it was a near guarantee that each and every piece would be invaluable to Bond in the field.[citation needed] Bond gadgets became an example of the literary technique of Chekhov's gun.[1][2] Fans eventually complained that the use of gadgets became excessive in the Roger Moore films, particularly in Moonraker, and subsequent productions struggled to find a balance in which gadgets could have a place without giving the impression that the character unduly depended on them or using stories that arbitrarily included situations that exactly fit the use of the gadgets assigned.[citation needed]
This article concerns the gadgets James Bond typically carried on his person, along with gadgets and gimmicks used by allies and villains. It does not include makeshift gadgets or weapons, animals, or general spy equipment and installations such as bulletproof vests, disguises, fake passports, surveillance, secret passages and trap doors, or explosives, unless particularly notable.
Sean Connery era (1962–1967; 1971)[edit]
Dr. No[edit]
- Geiger counter
- Bond has to request one from Britain before using it to determine the radioactivity of Crab Key, suggesting they were uncommon pieces of equipment. The very first James Bond gadget.[3]
- Cigarette with cyanide
- Used by the "chauffeur" to commit suicide rather than being interrogated by Bond.[4]
- Dragon tank
- Tank vehicle equipped with flamethrowers.[5]
From Russia with Love[edit]
- James Bond's briefcase
- A special briefcase issued to all double-0 personnel featuring:[6][3][7][8]
- AR-7 .22 calibre survival rifle with infrared telescope and detachable suppressor
- Twenty rounds of ammunition for the rifle concealed within the case
- 50 gold sovereigns concealed within the case
- Tear gas cartridge disguised as talcum powder, set to discharge when the briefcase is opened incorrectly.
- Spring-loaded throwing knife accessible from the case's outside.
- Bug detector
- A small device that detects the presence of phone taps
- Dagger shoe
- A shoe with a concealed poisoned blade tip. Worn by SPECTRE agents, including Rosa Klebb and Morzeny.[9][3] Dagger shoes were used in other non-James Bond films such as The Punisher and The Dark Knight[3][10]
- Garrote watch
- A wristwatch from which a wire garrote can be drawn. Preferred weapon by SPECTRE assassin recruit Red Grant.[9][11]
- Periscope
- A gift from the Royal Navy installed below the Russian embassy. Used to spy on the Russian conference room.
- Tape recorder camera
- A small reel-to-reel tape recorder hidden within a camera, used to interrogate Tatiana.[3]
Goldfinger[edit]
- Oddjob's hat
- Goldfinger's henchman, uses a special bowler hat with a metal ring inside the brim as a throwing weapon. The hat is capable of slicing through stone and metal or breaking a person's neck when thrown hard enough.[9][11][12]
- Homing beacons
- Used to track people. One is placed in Bond's shoe; another is placed on car and can be tracked up to 150 miles.[13]
- Industrial laser
- Used by Goldfinger trying to kill Bond.[13] Powerful enough to put a laser dot on the moon, but at very close range able to cut through steel. This laser was later used to cut open the vault of Fort Knox. This film showcases the very first of its kind, as this weapon takes on various forms throughout the James Bond series.
- Parking meter that releases tear gas
- One of Q's gadgets under test.[14]
- Wetsuit with bird on top
- A wetsuit for snorkeling with a seagull on top.[6][9]
Thunderball[edit]
- Homing pill
- When Bond takes this pill, it emits a signal that can be detected only by a certain receiver.
- Remote-controlled doors
- Although not a significant piece of technology today, in those times it was new. Used by main villain Emilio Largo to open a secret panel which leads to the SPECTRE briefing room in Paris, France.[13]
- Air supply
- A small device that can be carried on the person without notice and when in use, is held in the mouth to provide four minutes of air in emergencies when the user has to go underwater. (Effectively a miniature Scuba set.)[15][8]
- Jetpack
- A Bell Rocket Belt jetpack is used to propel Bond into the air during his escape in the opening gambit after killing Jaques Bouvar.[13][6][16][9][11][7][8] Bond uses a Bell Textron jetpack in Die Another Day[17]
- Underwater jetpack
- Bond is equipped with a jet-propelled scuba tank.[8]
- Breitling 'Top Time' Diver Chronometer watch
- with built-in Geiger counter.
- Underwater camera
- capable of taking eight shots in succession in darkness using an infra-red film.[18]
- Geiger counter camera
- A camera that conceals a Geiger counter. Bond gives this to Domino to look for the bombs on the yacht.
- Miniature flare Very pistol
- a pocket-sized flare gun firing a red signalling beacon.
- Cassette recorder hidden in book
- Bond uses this to learn that Quist is hiding in his hotel room.
- Electrocution staff chair
- With the press of a button, Blofeld electrocutes the staff member on the seat which he sits on, then the seat drops down into the floor and comes back empty.
- Skyhook
- Comes as a grappling suspender attached to a weather balloon that Bond can attach to his utility harness. With the aid of a specialised aircraft (B-17) installed with specialised braces, Bond and Domino are hoisted up into the air and out of the area.[3]
You Only Live Twice[edit]
- Mini-rocket cigarette
- Tiger gives Bond a cigarette capable of shooting a rocket-powered projectile accurately up to 30 yards. Used in Blofeld's volcano to kill a technician standing by the entrance controls to enable his allies to storm the base.[9][11][8]
- Waterproof body bag
- Used at Bond's own "Funeral", this bag is completely waterproof complete with a breathing mask enabling Bond to breathe while being dumped overboard. The bag is even waterproof enough to allow him to wear a complete uniform before his briefing with M.
- Jet Propelled Bullets
- Developed by Tiger Tanaka's facility, these bullet feature extra jet propulsion for added firepower. They however were not used.
- Little Nellie (WA-116)
- A portable autogyro built by Q Branch, which fits into a small duffel bag and can be assembled or dis-assembled anywhere. Contains machine guns, heat seeking missiles, aerial mines, and rocket launchers[13][6]
- Gyrojet rocket guns
- Prototype guns using a small rocket-propelled projectile rather than conventional ammunition. A limited number were made in real life for trials by the US and British military forces, but the design never caught on, and the guns and ammunition are now very collectible (and therefore highly sought after and expensive).
- X-Ray Desk
- Used by Osato to identify any concealed firearms that his prospective 'clients' may have.
- Poison-delivering string
- Used by a Japanese SPECTRE assassin to deliver a dose of poison from an attic by having it running along its length to land directly in the victim's mouth. Referenced or used several times in subsequent popular culture as well, such as in the gamebook series The Way of the Tiger.[19]
- Bo with retractable spear
- used by a SPECTRE henchmen who infiltrated Tanaka's base in an attempt to assassinate Bond.
- Lipstick gas
- Helga Brant uses a lipstick case to discharge disorienting gas.[20]
- Safe Cracking Machine
- A pocket-sized device used by Bond to decipher the combination lock code of Osato's office safe.[21]
Diamonds Are Forever[edit]
- Cloning Facility
- Blofeld's cloning facility where he picked candidates to surgically alter to resemble him. The facility contained various gadgets and surgical tools to which Bond later uses against him (which is later revealed to be one of his clones).
- Biometric fingerprint scanner
- A projector-like device used by Tiffany Case in her Amsterdam apartment to identify her guests. One such example of how this device is used is when she takes the glass which Bond was using, then dusting the surface for a print and running it through the device and comparing it with a known fingerprint sample of her supposed guest.[13][9]
- Pocket snap trap
- A small gadget hidden in a pocket to give a person performing an unwanted search on the wielder a painful surprise.
- Fake fingerprint
- Bond uses a fake fingerprint that clings to his thumb to trick Tiffany Case into believing he is Peter Franks.[6][22]
- Mountaineering Pistol
- Fires a grappling piton, complete with line; range about 10–15 meters. Also used as an improvised weapon against (a fake) Blofeld.
- Electromagnetic RPM Controller Ring
- Q created a ring that, when used, ensures a jackpot at any slot machine.[9]
- Grappling suspenders
- In the last leg of Bond's elevator-top ride to Willard Whyte's suite, Bond uses the grappling cord built into his suspenders. The gadget's design is similar to that of the belt in For Your Eyes Only and GoldenEye.
- Voice changer
- Blofield uses this to trick employees that he is Willard Whyte. Q puts together a makeshift one to fool Blofield, remarking that he made one for "the kids last Christmas."[3]
- Elevator with trap door
- Used by Blofeld in Willard Whyte's building to incapacitate Bond. A spray of white smoke is emitted from the ceiling of the elevator rendering the occupant unconscious. A version of this elevator is used by villain Karl Stromberg in his sea lair where the floor separates ejecting the occupant into the shark tank (from the film The Spy Who Loved Me).
- Water Sphere
- Used by Bond to "walk" on water when he is parachuted near Blofield's platform.
- Fake Muffler
- One of the smugglers in the Diamond smuggling ring used a fake motorcycle muffler, which was actually a storage compartment for the diamonds. This man was later killed by Mr. Wint.
- Scorpion
- Not a gadget, but used as one. Used by Mr. Wint to kill one of the Diamond Smugglers
- La Bombe Surprise
- "Cake" with an "explosive filling", actually a domed shell covered in cake icing covering a small explosive device with a timer. Used by Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, and unsuccessfully deployed against Bond. The bomb ended up being tied to Mr. Wint's rear end and tossed overboard, with explosive results.
- Flaming Shiskabob
- Not a gadget, but used as one. When exposed by James Bond to be the assassins responsible for eliminating everyone in the diamond operation, Mr. Kidd then takes a pair of Shiskabobs and lights them on fire with the intent of using them as weapons. Unfortunately, this plan backfires massively, as Bond throws alcohol through the Shishkabobs and onto Mr. Kidd, instantly setting him on fire.
- World's Greatest Marching Band Cassette Tape
- Tape used to control the laser satellite's movements.
- Industrial Satellite Laser
- The final product of all the diamond smuggling throughout the movie. Built by light refraction expert Dr. Metz, this laser is activated by using several hundred diamonds to concentrate and amplify a laser beam strong enough to destroy ICBM facilities, submarines, and other strategic targets from outer space orbit. Blofeld uses this device to extort money from Washington DC. Similar devices appear in Goldeneye and in Die Another Day which are satellite weapons deployed from outer space. This device is also similar to most other laser devices throughout the Bond film series, with this one being the largest and most powerful laser to date.
- Blofeld's Mini-Sub/Wrecking Ball
- Suspended on a Crane intended to be lowered down into the water, this was Blofeld's escape vehicle should his plan fail (and it does). Bond however intercepts Blofeld's escape and uses this Mini-Sub still suspended on a crane as a wrecking ball with Blofeld still inside the sub.
Never Say Never Again (non-Eon; 1983)[edit]
- Pen gun
- A fountain pen emblazoned with the Union Flag of the UK that can fire an explosive charge, albeit delayed.[8]
- Rolex Wristwatch
- Equipped with a small laser beam cutting tool.
- Motion-sensing bomb
- Actually Bond's cigarette case, supposedly equipped with a gyroscope that would trigger the detonator when moved. Used to fool a henchman into letting 007 crash Largo's charity ball. This was the only time Bond improvised by inventing a fake gadget on the spot.
David Niven era (1967)[edit]
Casino Royale (non-Eon; 1967)[edit]
- Cigarette gun
- Similar to the one used in the later Eon movie You Only Live Twice. Used by James Bond to kill the firing squad that tried to execute him in one scene.
- Sleeping pills.
- Although these are used in hospitals today, Miss Goodthighs tried to knock out Evelyn Tremble before he could play baccarat against Le Chiffre.
- Suit with various gadgets in the pockets
- Q tries to explain this to Evelyn Tremble, but he ignores him.
- Le Chiffre's torture room
- Le Chiffre uses this to torture Tremble to get the cheque to his winnings.
- Bagpipe with hidden machine gun.
- Used by Vesper Lynd to kill Tremble.
- Minox B 8x11 Camera
- Used by Q.
George Lazenby era (1969)[edit]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service[edit]
- AR-7 .22 Survival Rifle
- in the pre-credits opening scene, Bond opens the glovebox of his Aston Martin revealing a stored AR-7 buttstock (its barrel and receiver are normally stored within the buttstock), a detachable suppressor and a rifle scope. He grabs the scope and uses it to watch Tracy walk into the sea. An AR-7 is part of the standard kit given to double-0 agents per From Russia With Love.
- Radioactive lint
- In the beginning of the movie, Q is showing M a homing device made out of regular lint.[9][3][1]
- Safe cracker
- A device that consists of a flexible cable ending in a grapple that is meant to be fitted on a typical safe combination lock. The machine would then examine the lock, figure out its combination and open the safe. In addition, the device sports an Olivetti wet-type photocopier that could allow for easy copying of secret documents to minimise the chance of the owner learning of the break in by missing documents. Wet-type photocopiers are actually unsuitable for field missions because they must not be tilted lest the highly toxic transfer liquid spills out. Unlike the safe cracker used in You Only Live Twice, this device was quite slow, taking close to an hour to open the safe (in the film, Bond uses the device while the safe's owner is on a lunch break and barely completes the job before the man returns).
- Minox Camera
- Bond uses a small camera to take snap shots of a map that shows where the "Angels Of Death" are to release a biological agent.[13]
- Angel of Death kit
- The weapons and communications devices for the Angels of Death, ostensibly presented to them by Blofeld as a Christmas present. It includes a communications device disguised as a pocket mirror (so as to receive messages from Blofeld) and the deadly virus which Blofeld intends to use to destroy all food on Earth if the UN doesn't give in to his demands; the virus is disguised as a perfume spray.
After Bond resigns from MI6, we see him cleaning out his desk, and gadgets from past films are shown, including Honey Ryder's knife from Dr. No, Red Grant's garotte watch from From Russia with Love and the miniature re-breather from Thunderball.
Roger Moore era (1973–1985)[edit]
Live and Let Die[edit]
Although Major Boothroyd/Q and Q Branch are not present in this film, this film remains the most gadget heavy in the series.
- Pulse detonator
- Used by one of Kananga's henchmen to kill Agent Dawes at the UN, by replacing his translation feed with the detonator and sending an explosive noise into his head, killing him instantly.
- Rolex Submariner
- This specially modified Submariner has a powerful electromagnet that, in theory, can even deflect a bullet.[6][9][11][7] The watch bezel also spins to operate like a mini circular saw that can cut ropes.[8]
- Bug Sweeper
- a hand-held device that can sweep a room for electronic microphones.
- Pre-Recorded Audio Device
- Kananga uses a pre-recorded audio conversation of himself when he knows he's being monitored by the CIA. This allows him to do tasks while Felix Leiter thinks he's giving a speech. Bond uses a similar device later in A View to a Kill
- Clothing brush communicator
- A lint brush with a communicator.[3] It can also transmit messages in Morse code.[citation needed]This same prop later appeared (used in a similar manner) in the 1975 Doctor Who serial Revenge of the Cybermen.[citation needed]
- Shark gun
- Fires special pellets that expel highly pressurised air to make the target explode. Although it is designed for combating sharks, Bond is able to activate a pellet manually before forcing Dr. Kananga to swallow it.[6][9][8][1]
- The 'Felix Lighter'
- Radio transmitter/receiver disguised as a car cigarette lighter installed in a CIA vehicle, which Bond uses to contact his friend, Felix Leiter. This is the first of the "Genuine Felix Lighter" items that Bond uses, the second being in the film License to Kill..
- Robo-Samedi
- for unknown reasons, this robotic replica of Baron Samedi pops out of the grave during the sacrificial voodoo scene of Solitaire. Bond quickly dispatches of this fake and the real Samedi appears.
- Flute communicator / flute radio
- Baron Samedi uses this device as a regular flute and as a direct radio transmission communicator to Dr. Kananga[23]
- Voodoo Figures
- Found in the jungles of Dr. Kananga's island, they contain surveillance cameras as well as shoot poison darts at unwanted guests, as well as recently useless agents to Kananga such as Rosie Carver.
- Poisonous Snakes
- Used several times throughout the film as weapons or for ceremonial purposes. Comes in many different shapes, sizes, and colors.
- Trap Door
- Used in both the New Orleans location of Fillet of Soul restaurant and in "Voodooland" in San Monique to gain entrance to Mr. Big/Dr. Kananga's secret underground lair of operations. The San Monique trap door was initially only used to send the robotic Baron Samedi up through the cemetery to sentence the victim to death by snakes, and is triggered by a hat, a sword and a bell. Bond later tricks the trap door operator with the sword into allowing him and Solitaire inside.
- Bulletproof Glass in Taxi
- used by one of Kananga's henchmen to prevent Bond and the recently defected Solitaire from escaping.
- Trick Coffin
- Coffin like device with a false bottom that is used to pick up the recently deceased on the ground. Such was used on the murdered MI6 agent Hamilton, who was investigating a Fillet of Soul restaurant in New Orleans.
- Shoe Box Communicator
- Used by another one of Kananga's henchmen posting as a shoe shiner in a network of surveillance personnel.
- Revolving Dinner Table
- Installed at the Fillet of Soul location in New York, this revolving table brings both special and unexpected guests to the secret back room from where Mr. Big/Dr. Kananga operates.
- Prosthetic arm
- Tee Hee's mechanical arm which contains a very strong claw capable of crushing and cutting through objects.[3]
- Flamethrower Spray Can
- In Bond's hotel room at San Monique, a snake appears. Bond quickly uses his Aftershave can with his cigar as a makeshift blowtorch to kill the snake. This is unusual as it was not a Q branch gadget.
- Trap Door Air Vent
- A trap door designed to look like air vent. This device actually employs a low tech solution to killing Bond, which is a poisonous snake. This was completely undetectable by Bond's Bug Sweeper (see above).
- Side Mirror Dart Gun
- Placed on the side mirror of Kananga's Cadillac Eldorado, this device was used to kill Bond's driver in New York City.
- Kananga Balloon
- A very inflated version of Dr. Kananga. Bond makes Kananga swallow a compressed gas pellet making him inflate before exploding. There is evidence that this pellet contains helium or hydrogen (a gas lighter than air) as Kananga rises to the ceiling while inflated before he explodes.
- Coffin with Snakes
- For ceremonial purposes, a coffin with snakes is present at the sacrificial ritual of Solitaire. Bond quickly tosses Baron Samedi into the coffin, but perhaps to no effect, as he is seen alive at the end of the film.
- Airplane with wings torn off
- A small airplane with its wings torn off. Used to evade and chase Kananga's men around the airport. A similar vehicle would be used in the film Spectre.
- Monorail
- A transportation system used by Dr. Kananga in his lair to move large amounts of his "shipments" out. Bond and Solitaire later use this mode of transportation to get out of Kananga's lair.
- Watertight Metal Containers
- Each container is capable of carrying twenty cans of "shipment" weighing 25lbs each with a total of 500lbs and is watertight. Whisper later finds himself falling inside one of these containers after he meets with one of Bond's signature "Hanging Kick."
The Man With The Golden Gun[edit]
Nearly all gadgets in this film belong to the main villain, Francisco Scaramanga.
- The Golden Gun
- Scaramanga assembles his Golden Gun using a pen (which acts as the barrel) screwed into a cigarette lighter (which acts as the firing chamber), a cigarette case (which acts as the handle), and a cuff link (which acts as the trigger). This gun however is limited to only one bullet.[9]
- Gold Bullets
- Handcrafted by specialty munitions manufacturer Lazar, these are 4.2mm (an unusual size, slightly smaller than a .17 ACP) and made of 23-karat gold. The bullets flatten upon impact. This action, combined with Scaramanga's extraordinary marksmanship, expedites the rate of death of the victim
- 007 Gold Bullet and Bellydancing Trinket Gold Bullet
- Although not gadgets themselves, these pieces of evidence were used to track down Scaramanga. The first bullet, with Bond's Double-O registry etched into it is later revealed to be sent not by Scaramanga or any of his contractors with a hit on Bond, but by Andrea Anders Scaramanga's mistress herself as a way to lure Bond into killing her Lover/Employer Scaramanga and setting her free from his world. Sadly this does not work as she ends up accidentally exposing herself and becomes a victim of one of Scaramanga's gold bullets. The Bellydancing Bullet came from another one of Scaramanga's victims, that being Bill Fairbanks agent 002. Bond tracks down the dancer who used the bullet as a bellydancing stomach trinket that was lodged in the wall after it was used to murder Fairbanks.
- Fake Nipple
- Bond uses this as part of his disguise.[9]
- Solex Agitator
- Device that enables the utilization of solar energy as a power source on an industrial scale.
- Solar Power Plant
- A facility developed by Scaramanga during his apprenticeship with Hi-Fat which utilizes the solar power from the Solex Agitatior. Scaramanga had plans to sell it to the highest bidder before the facility was destroyed indirectly by Goodnight.
- RMS Queen Elizabeth
- A fully operational MI6 Facility located within the beached wreck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Contains areas to examine salvaged technology from opposing nations, as well as labs for Q Branch.
- Industrial Laser Cannon
- A weapon that comes with the use of the solex agitator. Similar to the industrial lasers used by Auric Goldfinger and Blofeld, this weapon was used to destroy Bond's aircraft docked at Scaramanga's island.
- Tracking Device
- Used to track Scaramanga's flying car
- Scaramanga's Fun Palace
- Filled with replicas of historic figures significant to Scaramanga such as Al Capone as well as several moving mirrors and a Saloon. Also contains a replica of James Bond himself.
- Airplane Car Attachment
- A pair of wings, tail section, and a turbine jet that comes as an attachment to Scaramanga's AMC Matador Coupe. Enables his vehicle to fly large distances.
- 007 Wax Dummy
- A near exact duplicate of James Bond, complete with a retractable railing that at a push of a button would either advance or retreat out of the shadows. Used by Scaramanga as both a tool of admiration and target practice. Bond would later impersonate the dummy and kill Scaramanga when he was not looking.
The Spy Who Loved Me[edit]
Most of the gadgets in this film belong to, or are directly influenced by the main villain, Karl Stromberg.
- Jaws' Teeth
- Made of stainless steel, his razor sharp teeth are what he uses to dispose of his victims by biting into their jugular.[11][24] The strength of these "dentures" are also shown when he is able to bite through the skin of a shark and thus killing it. Its weakness however, being that it is made of steel, is that it is vulnerable to industrial-sized super-magnets which are normally used in junkyards to lift vehicles. In addition to this, Jaws himself has above average at 7'2" as well as above average strength.
- Micro-Film Reader
- Assembled from two components:
- Ski pole gun
- A specially designed ski pole which is modified to fire .30 calibre rounds from a four-shot magazine in the handle.[9][11][8]
- Seiko Quartz watch
- Basically working like a pager, it had a built-in telex that allowed MI6 to send important messages to Bond, printing them out like a miniature teleprinter. The tape bore some resemblance to label maker tape.[9]
- Stun Gas Cigarette
- The cigarette used by Soviet agent Triple X, could unleash a knockout blow of stun gas when blown through.
- MI6 Headquarters in Cairo
- Disguised to resemble an Egyptian Temple, this facility houses the offices of MI6 as well as Q Branch division. The following gadgets were all being tested at the Q Branch area of the temple, with only one of them actually being used by Bond in the film. A list of the gadgets being tested is listed below:
- Sharp Tea Tray
- Hookah machine gun[9]
- Seats with booby trapped knives
- Cement Blaster (later installed on The Lotus Esprit which Bond uses)
- Lotus Esprit car that converts into a submarine.[6][9][7]
- Sharp Tea Tray
- Although never used, it is shown tested in Q's lab, cutting off a mannequin's head. The tray, in conjunction with a magnetic levitation delivery system, was lethal.
- Nuclear ICBM Detonator
- Another Atomic or Nuclear based weapon of mass destruction featured in a Bond Film. This device is responsible for detonating a nuclear warhead in an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Equipped with a magnetic housing, Bond had to carefully remove the device which would have been rigged to explode if the Detonator came in contact with the magnetic areas of the housing.
- Submarine Tracking System and Microfilm
- The initial object of Bond and Amasova's original mission in Cairo. The tracking system was developed at Stromberg's Facility, but was leaked by one of the developers in order to make an extra profit out of it. Stromberg sent Jaws to retrieve the blueprints to avoid any possible link to his company. Jaws however was unsuccessful in retrieving the blueprints.
- SS Liparus oil tanker
- Not really an oil tanker, her massive size contains a launch bay in the fore section of the ship where 3 nuclear subs can be housed. Other high tech toys this ship conceals includes:
- A mini monorail system from which the cars can be ejected out of a hatch on the side of the ship and convert into speedboats
- A bulletproof control room with slots fitted for machine guns and flamethrowers for the Liparus crew to use against the submarine crews
- Nuclear ICBM missiles
- and the Submarine Tracking and Electrical Interference system used to capture the Soviet, British and American submarines.
- Monorail Boat
- A mini-monorail car which would ferry people around the large areas of the SS Liparus which turns into a small boat when ejected out of the side of the vessel.
- Wet Bike aka "Wet Nellie"
- Built by Q Branch, this Jet Ski that can be assembled and disassembled in a small amount of time, much like the "Little Nellie" gyrocopter from You Only Live Twice and fitted into a small duffel bag when disassembled
- Atlantis Sea Base
- Stromberg's main base of operations located off the coast of Sardina, Italy. This gigantic sea base is capable of submersing and re-appearing above the surface of the water. A listing of its gadgets follows:
- Waterproof Helipad, complete with clear dome that covers the landing area of visiting Helicopters when base is submerged
- Sony Surveillance Monitor used to monitor several rooms of the sea base. Comes complete with button panel, in which the red button was used to destroy helicopter containing the inventors of the Submarine tracking system. Other buttons includes the one which operates the elevator the trap door
- Trick Elevators with Trap Doors that lead to Shark Tank
- Dinner Table Gun
- Retracting Paintings that show monitors of Stromberg's Shark Tanks
- Shark Tank
- Large Aquarium with above average fish and other rare marine life inside
- Giant Electromagnetetic Device, located above the Shark Tank for unknown reasons
- Escape Pods, complete with champagne and bed
- Large Scale Model of the SS Liparus (display purposes only)
- Submarine Tracking System (also present in SS Liparus)
Moonraker[edit]
- Jaws's Teeth
- With the character of Jaws making a comeback appearance in this film due to his popularity, his trademark steel teeth came back as well. Although hardly used in this film, the strength of his teeth are shown when Jaws bites through a steel cable holding up a Cable Car. He also uses them to open a bottle of champagne for himself and Dolly when they fall back to Earth.
- Wrist dart gun
- A dart gun concealed under the wearer's sleeve.[6][9][7][1]
- Secret Laboratory
- In Venice, the secret lab in which the nerve gas vials are constructed is hidden by a seemingly normal door on the outside. Accessible by punching in a code on the outside of the door that resembles the tune to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
- Safe-cracking device
- X-ray safe cracking device that is concealed within a cigarette case.
- Seiko Wristwatch
- Contains a remote detonator and explosive charge and fuse inside the back compartment.
- Multi Purpose Coffin
- Used by Drax henchmen in an attempt to assassinate Bond, this coffin comes with a lid-mounted panel that offers assorted knife weapons the assailant could use against Bond. It also fulfills its basic design as a coffin when Bond kills the assailant hiding inside and closes the lid with the assailant still inside of it.
- Hover Gondola
- A gondola equipped with a propeller engine and hovercraft equipment for quick escapes by both land and water.
- Camera
- A mini-camera imprinted with 007.[9]
- Moonraker Laser gun
- A laser gun that can be shot in space. The gun is also used in the video gameGoldenEye 007. A version of this gun is shown being tested to somewhat gruesome effect on a wax dummy during Bond's visit to the MI6 monastery. They were tested at Q-Branch, and used by United States Outer Space Marine Infantry and Drax Industries armaments.
- Exploding Bolas (seen tested in the MI6 monastery)
- Designed to entrap an object, such as a human, and explode when the bola balls hit each other.
- Mexican Machine gun (seen tested in MI6 monastery)
- A cleverly disguised machine gun which is contained in a mannequin of a Mexican taking a siesta. The mannequin splits open, revealing the gun.
- Poison Pen
- One of CIA agent Holly Goodhead's toys. Bond uses this particular gadget to dispose of Drax's pet python.
- Perfume Flamethrower
- Another toy of Holly Goodhead
- Notebook
- A notebook that shoots a small dart, belonging to Holly Goodhead
- Transmitter
- A transmitter hidden in Holly Goodhead's purse.
- Drax Space Shuttle and NASA Space Shuttle
- Both of which are equipped with above average weapons such as lasers and infantries equipped with laser weapon technology.
- Laser Firearms
- Used by Drax's Henchmen, MI6 Agents training in Brazil, and the US Space Infantry. These weapons fire lasers instead of bullets and is shown to be more effective in Space than conventional firearms.
- Cloaking Device
- Used to mask the radar signature of Drax's Space Station. This device was taken offline by Bond and Goodhead, which then gets the attention of NASA and then sends their own Space Shuttle to intercept.
- Nerve gas globes
- The staple of Drax's plan to kill all of humanity. Bond accidentally discovers what they are in a Venetian laboratory (he accidentally kills two scientists after removing the nerve gas phial and it smashes). 50 globes are installed on the Moonraker Space Station, to be used to kill all of humanity in a "necklace of death". Three of them were launched; the other 47 were incinerated in the destruction of the space station. Bond and Goodhead take over Moonraker Shuttle #5 and use its laser to destroy the three globes already in space
For Your Eyes Only[edit]
- Colombo's Dove Pins
- A clothing pin with Milos Columbo's "Dove" logo on it. Used by Locque under orders from Kristatos to be placed on a recent murder scene he committed to frame Columbo. This pin was finally used against Locque when he drives nearly off a cliff with his car is hanging on the edge. Bond then throws the Dove Pin that he retrieved from his most recent murder of his contact Ferrara into Locque's car, causing his car to lose balance and fall off the cliff onto the rocks below (with some help from Bond himself kicking the car).
- Seiko Wristwatch
- Receives digital message read-outs and contains a 2-way radio/transmitter for voice communications.[13]
- "Remote Control Airways"
- Also known as a Remote Control Helicopter, this term was made up by Ernst Stavro Blofeld as he takes Bond on a wild ride in this Helicopter. This helicopter is seemingly an ordinary one, except that it is remotely controlled by Blofeld himself.
- Blofeld's Motorized Wheelchair with Helicopter Interface
- Installed on Blofeld's motorized wheelchair, this interface comes with a helicopter instrument panel complete with gauges, flight controls, and TV monitor displays that are used in conjunction with video cameras placed both on the front of the helicopter and one inside to monitor the cabin's occupants. This allows Blofeld to pilot the Helicopter without being inside of it. It also contains a switch which remotely kills the current pilot through an electrical shock to his headset.
- Arm Cast
- Developed by Q-Branch, but not used in the field. This would look like an ordinary cast on a broken arm, except that it can also be used on an assailant coming from the back by springing out and bashing the purpotrator.
- Table Umbrella
- An ordinary outdoor table umbrella used by Bond as a makeshift parachute to slow down his descent when jumping off a high wall at Hector Gonzales' compound.
- Spiked umbrella
- Also developed by Q-Branch but not used in the field, this normal looking umbrella would have hooked spikes come out of the edges and close on the victim's neck when rain pours on the top.[6]
- Identigraph
- A system used at MI6 to construct the face of henchman Emile Leopold Locque.[9]
- Explosive Anti-Theft Device
- Installed in Bond's Lotus Esprit, this anti-theft device provides a warning on the drivers side window not to break it, and a following deadly explosion when someone attempts to break into the car.
- Console buttons
- Comes with the rebuilt version of the Lotus Esprit, this time without the Explosive Anti-Theft device. Buttons were never used nor were their functions revealed.
- SS St. Georges
- A seemingly ordinary and functional fishing vessel which houses a complete spy facility in its lower decks. This is also where the ATAC device is stored and utilized. The covert nature of this vessel proved useless as both the Soviet Government and Kristatos were aware of its true nature and whereabouts.
- ATAC
- The Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator, or ATAC, was lost when the British spy ship St. Georges was sunk. This device controls all of Britain's Polaris ICBM nuclear submarines and can render them either inoperative or co-ordinate the use of them against major western cities or against Britain herself. Later recovered by Bond, who at the end destroys it to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
- Barnett Commando Crossbow
- Melina Havelock, who is there with her crossbow to avenge her parents’ death.
- Monitoring Device
- Used by Columbo to monitor conversations between Bond and Kristatos.
- Pistachios
- A food item that Columbo smuggles. Also used as a location marker for his men to shoot.
- Identigraph
- An early computer-like device to assemble a phantom photo of a person by selecting characteristics from a variety of lists including hair colour, hair style, nose form, style of eyeglasses etc. Located in MI6 headquarters and used by Bond and Q to put together an image of henchman Emile Leopold Locque. This device references the Identicast system referred to in the Ian Fleming novel Goldfinger.
- Grappling suspenders
- Similar to the ones used in Diamonds Are Forever, this is used to scale Kristatos' St. Cyril's monastery.
- Hockey Team/Equipment
- A seemingly ordinary Hockey team, but in actuality a group of assassins under Kristatos who attempted to kill Bond. They used various Hockey Equipment such as pucks, sticks, and goals as weapons.
- St. Cyril's Monastery
- A former Monastery and WW2 Hideout for the allies. Kristatos converted this facility into his personal hideout. Located on a unique rock formation 400m above ground, this Monastery was originally built as a safe haven for the Monks. It comes equipped with a drop basket to ferry people in and out as well as an area for Helicopters to land on.
Octopussy[edit]
- Seiko Wristwatch
- Contains a universal radio direction finder. This works in conjunction with listening device inside Bond's fountain pen. The watch is a Seiko G757-5020. This watch contains the following features:
- Live video feed used in conjunction with Q Branch surveillance cameras.[9][11]
- Homing Device tracker
- Fake crocodile
- A crocodile-shaped submersible used by Bond to enter Octopussy's island.[6][8]
- Fake horse trailer
- An ordinary-looking horse trailer, however the rear end of the horse lifts up concealing an Acrostar BD-5J aircraft.[9]
- Loaded backgammon dice
- Used by Khan to ensure a victory every time, Bond then uses the dice against Khan breaking his "winning streak".[25]
- Mont Blanc fountain pen
- Contains a mixture of Nitric and Hydrochloric acids. Contains an earpiece listening device that works in conjunction with Bond's wristwatch and the Fake Fabergé egg (see below).
- Attaché case
- Contains a false bottom which conceals a high explosive bomb.
- TV Watch
- Receives moving colour images over the air.[26][27] Bond uses this device towards apprehending Kahn later in the film.
- Yo-yo saw
- A rotating circular saw blade attached to a string so that it could be used in the same manner as a conventional yo-yo.[3]
A View to a Kill[edit]
- Polarizing sunglasses
- Allows the ability of seeing clearly through tinted glass.[13][9]
- Ring camera
- Contains a miniature camera.[13][6][28][7]
- Zorin identification Device
- Installed within the walls of Zorin's Paris Estate office, this computer integrated system allows Zorin to quickly identify any suspicious clients.
- Checkbook/Billfold
- Uses ultra-violet light to read previously written material by picking up the indentations of pen marks on paper.
- Zorin Desk Lamp
- Installed throughout the many quarters of his Paris estate. These lamps allow his surveillance team to monitor any conversations made by any of his guests.
- Pre-Recorded Audio Device
- Similar to the device which Kananga uses in Live and Let Die, this device uses a pre-recorded audio conversation between Bond and Tibbet masquerading as Horseman and Chauffeur. Bond places this device with the pre-recorded conversation next to the Monitoring Desk Lamp which leads Zorin's team to believe that both Bond and Tibbett are actually in their quarters when they are not.
- Electric Shaver
- Contains an electronic eavesdropping detector.
- Credit Card
- Has an electronic ability to open locks.
- Snooper robotic dog
- One of Q Branch's surveillance inventions. A small, animal-like remote controlled camera unit that can transmit audio/video from the head of the unit to a receptacle for the signal. It was used as demonstration near the beginning of the movie and at the end to find Bond.[6][29]
- Zorin Microchip
- Impervious to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) created from outer space. This microchip or similar reverse-engineered microchips are used on the prototype Eurocopter Tiger helicopter in GoldenEye which is impervious to EMP caused by the main weapon of that film.
- Zorin's walking stick
- Contains an RC steroid injector used to improve the performance of his racing horses during a race. Also contains various controls for his racetrack and various other materials at his estate.[30]
- Razor Sharp Butterflies
- Used by May Day to dispose of Bond's contact at the Eiffel Tower.
- Bug Detector
- Just like the one used in From Russia with Love, this is a small device that is designed to detect the presence of a phone tap device in a regular telephone.
Timothy Dalton era (1987–1989)[edit]
The Living Daylights[edit]
- Whistle-activated keychain
- A multi-purpose keychain that can release stun gas or explode.[3][7][1] It also has a lock pick that can open 90% of the world's locks.
- Cigarette Case Binoculars
- The first of three binocular type devices used in this film. This device is made to look like a cigarette case, but opens up to a pair of small binoculars. Used by both Bond and Saunders to identify General Koskov at the beginning of the film.
- Miniature Binoculars
- Contained on normal-looking eye-glass frames.
- Electronic Binoculars
- Small Eyeglass frame sized electronic Binoculars with infrared, scanning, and auto-zoom technology. Used by one of Felix Leiter's female agents to scan for and pick up Bond in Tangiers.
- Pipeline Escape Pod
- Normally a device used to clean and/or monitor gas pipelines, called Pigging and referred in the movie as a 'Pig'. This one has been refitted to contain one single passenger to travel through the pipeline system. General Koskov was placed inside this pod and smuggled into Austria at above average speeds; Bond says he's the first person to travel in such a manner.
- Rake Scanner
- Used by MI6 operatives posing as Groundskeepers on the headquarters front lawn. This device looks like a normal gardening rake but acts as a sensor to monitor the grounds.
- Fake Blood Packs and Bulletproof Vest
- Used by General Leonid Pushkin, these Fake Blood Packs were used to assist in faking his own death by gunshots. Several of these were strapped to his chest and one small pack in his mouth to fake bleeding in that area. These blood packs came into use when Bond actually shot Pushkin, making it appear that he was bleeding. After faking his death, Pushkin later remarks "thank God Bond is such a good shot"
- Ghettoblaster
- A boombox that can fire a rocket.[6][9][3][8]
- Exploding Teddy Bear
- Pictured but never actually used, this device was the preferred assassination weapon of female KGB agent Natasha Zar who would pose as a child during missions. A file of her and this weapon was presented to Bond by Q while searching for the identity of the female sniper sent to kill Koskov.
- Revolving Sofa
- Q is also testing a sofa that swallows whoever sits on it, as demonstrated by one of his assistants.
- Guard Wristwatch
- Used by General Pushkin to alert the guards at Bond's appearance.
- Milk Bottle Hand Grenades
- Disguised as a Milkman while infiltrating MI6 Headquarters, Necros employed Milk Bottle Hand Grenades from his milk crate destroying some of MI6's internal facilities while trying to smuggle General Koskov out.
- Earpiece garrotte
- Not technically a device, but used as one. Necros, disguised as a Milkman, would use this item to strangle his victims much like Red Grant and his garrotte watch.
- Trap Entrance Door
- Booby trapped by Necros to kill Agent Saunders. Otherwise a normally working automatic entry door, the trap entrance was rigged with a device that when triggered would deliver a fatal crushing blow to anyone stepping through the entryway of the automatic doors.
- Dummy Kara Milovy
- Basically a Cello Case dressed up to look like Kara Milovy in a phone booth. Intended to buy Bond and Milovy time to escape those who were pursuing them.
- Bond's explosive
- Used by Bond in an attempt to blow up the opium plane. Defused when Bond had to seal himself inside, but rearmed and used to stop the Soviets destroying Kamran's lair.
- Rifle with Shields
- Equipped with the "latest body armor," this rifle had a bulletproof transparent plexiglass shield that covered the upper torso and face of the gunman using it. Bullets shot from Bond's Walther PPK was unable to pierce through its shield.
- General Whittaker's War Room
- A room full of deadly "toys" that Whittaker plays with in his spare time. This room contains above average weaponry from the Black Market as well as small detailed replicas of historic battles in which he would decide the outcome. Also present are busts of historic military commanders such as Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesly, a.k.a. the 1st Duke of Wellington.
- Bust of Arthur Wellesly
- A heavy stone bust of General Wellesley. Not technically a gadget, but when combined with Bond's explosive keychain, it becomes a lethal killing device which kills General Whittaker by falling on him.
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage
- A convertible, it is later "winterised" with a hardtop. It comes with all the usual refinements, including:
- Extending side outriggers
- Spike-producing tires, to grip on snow or ice
- Missiles concealed behind the forward fog lights
- Lasers concealed in the hubcaps (an update of the DB5's tyre-slashers)
- Signal-intercepting smart radio
- Heads-up display
- Rocket propulsion concealed in the boot
- Self-destruct button and timer
- An unintentional gadget was used by Bond after one of the tyres got shredded; the hubcap can be used to cut through the surface of a frozen lake
Licence to Kill[edit]
- Dentonite toothpaste
- Plastic explosives disguised as ordinary toothpaste. The receiver that picks up the signal from Bond to blow the explosives is disguised as a packet of cigarettes.[6][9][3][8]
- Signature Camera Gun
- A camera that when put together became a sniper rifle that can be programmed to fire for only one person due to a scanner built into the grip.
- Laser Polaroid camera
- When the flash is used on this camera, it shoots a laser. It can also take x-ray pictures.[9][3][8]
- Exploding Alarm Clock
- Q carries it with him to Isthmus, but it is not used. "Guaranteed never to wake up anybody who uses it."
- Broom radio
- used by Q to communicate with Bond's companion while disguised as a grounds man. Q throws this item away after using it.[6]
- Genuine "Felix" Lighter
- A gift from Felix Leiter's wedding, an inscribed cigarette lighter that malfunctions, causing a huge flame to burst forth (although it could be that it is a mini-flamethrower). It is first and the final special device used in this film reminding the main villain Franz Sanchez why he destroyed his criminal empire to begin with. Bond uses to kill Sanchez, by setting him on fire after his body is coated in petrol. This item is different than the similarly named "Felix Lighter" used in Live and Let Die.
- Manta Ray over-cover
- used to disguise Bond as a Manta Ray when infiltrating Krest's ship
- Decompression Chamber
- Used for deep sea divers to help them decompress after diving in deep waters, this device was also used as a weapon of execution by Sanchez. Milton Krest's ship, the Wavekrest, had one, and was used by Bond to frame Krest for stealing Sanchez' money. Krest then found out the hard way how a Decompression chamber could be used as a weapon, as he was stuffed in it and Sanchez rapidly compressed and decompressed it, which caused Krest to messily explode everywhere.
- Petrol with Cocaine
- Disguised as Gasoline, Sanchez planned to sell his drugs to the orientals disguised as gasoline, but really containing the cocaine.
- Ninjas
- A small group of Ninjas were used to capture Bond and send him back to Headquarters. They had small smoke bombs as well as nets that they shot out of their wrists.
- Conveyor Belt & Shredder
- Used to break apart large blocks of cocaine into smaller pieces. Dario nearly kills Bond with the Shredder, however with Pam Bouvier's help, Bond tosses Dario into the Shredder.
- Decorative stone dolphin
- Technically not a gadget, as it is simply a decorative stone dolphin with a light in its eye, for the swimming pool seen at the end of the film. It is seen 'winking' at the viewer at the very end (with the help of a motorised shutter going over the light)
- Helicopter landing tunnel
- A massive, vertical, steel tunnel which allows helicopters to take off and land at Sanchez's drug refinery. Its entrance is disguised by a gigantic panel operated by hydraulics whilst the rest of the tunnel is hidden by Professor Butcher's meditation retreat.
Pierce Brosnan era (1995–2002)[edit]
GoldenEye[edit]
- Belt
- A size 34 leather belt. It conceals a piton gun hidden behind the buckle. It can fire out up to 75 feet (23 m) of high tensile wire designed to support the weight of an average person.[3] Used by Bond to flee the Russian military archives building in St. Petersburg after Natalya is captured by General Ourumov and his men.
- Ballpoint pen (Parker Jotter)
- Contains a class-four grenade. A four-second fuse is armed after three clicks in succession. Another three clicks disarms it. Used by Bond to escape his captors after Boris nervously clicks it.
- Wristwatch
- An Omega Seamaster Professional (the first of James Bond's non-Seiko/Rolex gadget watches) with built-in laser cutter and a remote detonator.[6][8]
- Eurocopter Tiger
- A standard Eurocopter Tiger, but equipped with anti EMP technology. It is possible that this helicopter utilizes Zorin Microchip technology from A View to a Kill
- Digital binoculars
- Auto focus/zoom, digital camera, satellite uplink to send visual data.
- X-ray document scanner
- Q has a document scanner disguised as a tea-tray.
- Phone booth trap
- Q Branch is testing a BT telephone box with a large airbag inside which expands and crushes the person inside.[9]
- Wheelchair and leg cast missile
- Tested by Q Branch, this gadget was made to look like someone had broken their leg, when in fact, the leg hid a missile, which could be fired from the seated position.[9]
- Door decoder
- Small device that can be fitted onto keypad locked electronic doors that finds the combination and displays it on its screen. Used by 006 in the pre-credit sequence.
- Ejector seat
- An ejector seat disguised as an ordinary office chair. Adjusting it will blast the chair across a distance. Is only seen whilst Q is telling Bond to bring everything back in pristine condition.
- Goldeneye satellite
- An orbital satellite based weapon capable of delivering high powered electro-magnetic shock waves which can shut down any electronic operation on Earth. Alec Trevalyan controls the satellite in Cuba with the intention of using it on London, ruining its economy and thus causing chaos (only after he's robbed the entire Bank of England through his hacker employee Boris Grishenko).
- Trevelyan's Cuban radar dish base
- A gigantic radar installation used by Trevelyan to control the movements of the Goldeneye satellite. The radar dish alone is so large that when submerged in water, it would resemble a small lake thus concealing its whereabouts. This facility comes complete with surface-to-air missiles that would destroy any unwelcomed visitors from the air while submerged. This is similar to Blofeld's volcano base where the outer cover of the retractable roof is painted to resemble lake water. The dish used in the movie is an actual working radio telescope: the Aricebo telescope in Puerto Rico. It was also featured in Contact.
Tomorrow Never Dies[edit]
- Ericsson JB988 (mobile phone)
- This was a concept phone designed by Ericsson. The phone had a variety of features, including:[6][3][7][8]
What is the best order to watch the James Bond movies?
(Pocket-lint) - It's Sean Connery's 90th birthday this year. Plus, the 25th James Bond movie - the fifth and final time we'll see Daniel Craig as 007 - is due in November. There's no better way to celebrate these leading action stars than by watching all the official and unofficial Bond films.
If you want to re-watch the entire franchise in preparation, or if you've never watched before and are finally ready to, we've compiled this handy guide of all the installments - even the ones not part of the official Eon/MGM canon. The first list is in order of release, starting with the Connery era, right up to Craig. (Don't worry: We've appended a spoiler-free version of our entire guide at the bottom.)
Those of you who want to mix things up a bit more can check out our alternative viewing orders, also available below. For instance, we made a list based on the order of Ian Flemings' novels (he created the character). There's also speed-run viewing orders with distinct narrative tie-ins. All the lists, apart from the first, are free of spoilers. So, peruse them, and figure out which one sounds best.
Either way, you'll be good to go for Bond 25, aka No Time to Die, this autumn.
James Bond movies in order of release
NOTE: THERE ARE SPOILERS BELOW.
Dr. No (1962)
Starring: Sean Connery
The very first James Bond film sees Scottish actor Sean Connery bring the British character to life on the big screen. Agent 007 goes to Jamaica to investigate the death of a British intelligence chief. There, he meets Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl, played by Ursula Andress. Bond also discovers the existence of an evil organization known as Spectre (or Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion).
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From Russia with Love (1963)
Starring: Sean Connery
The second Bond film fleshes out the Spectre organisation, by showing its numerical hierarchy. Number 5 in Spectre, a chess grandmaster named Kronsteen, devises a plan to obtain a Lektor cryptographic device from the Soviets while also planning revenge on Bond for killing Spectre operative Dr. No. The leader of the organization, the unseen Number 1, dispatches Rosa Klebb, aka Number 3, to make Kronsteen’s plan a reality.
Goldfinger (1964)
Starring: Sean Connery
James Bond is up against one of the greatest villains of all time, the gold-obsessed Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger hatches a plan to steal all the gold from Fort Knox in the US - and only 007 can stop him, of course. The film also has two of the more famous characters in the franchise: Oddjob, Goldfinger’s Korean manservant; and Pussy Galore (giggles), a Bond girl played by Honor Blackman.
Thunderball (1965)
Starring: Sean Connery
Spectre has hijacked a plane loaded with two atomic bombs and is demanding a ransom of £100 million in diamonds. Bond is on the case to find the two bombs, and he tracks a lead to the Bahamas. There, he meets CIA agent Felix Leiter and discovers the identity of Spectre’s Number 2.
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Starring: Sean Connery
A spacecraft is stolen and lands in the Sea of Japan, and James Bond heads there to investigate. Once he arrives, he discovers the identity of Number 1, the leader of Spectre: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He also uncovers Blofeld's plan to deceive the nations of the world into starting WWIII.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Starring: George Lazenby
Sean Connery retires from the franchise at this point. So, an Australian actor, George Lazenby, steps in to take over the role for a single film. We see him hunt for Blofeld. He also falls in love with and - for the first (and only time) - marries a Bond girl, Contessa Tracy di Vicenzo. This movie is thought to follow Ian Fleming's novel plot the most, and it's also more of an drama than any of the other films in the franchise.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Starring: Sean Connery
Sean Connery briefly returns to foil a diamond-smuggling ring. He travels all over the world, before making it to the Whyte House casino in Las Vegas, where he learns Blofeld is behind the diamond-smuggling operation. Blofled wants to use a laser-armed satellite to destroy all the nuclear weapons in the US, Soviet Union, and China, and thus force the countries into a bidding war. We also meet Bond girl Plenty O'Toole, perhaps the silliest name in the franchise after Pussy Galore.
Live and Let Die (1973)
Starring: Roger Moore
This is British actor Roger Moore's first film as Bond. We see him try to stop Mr. Big, a drug lord who has a plan to monopolise heroin by giving away two tons of it for free, all in an effort to push other dealers out of business. In this film, Bond goes from Harlem to New Orleans, and finally, to the fictional island of San Monique. This is also the first film to feature a black woman as a Bond girl, with Rosie Carver played by Gloria Hendry.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Starring: Roger Moore
Bond is relieved from duty after a golden bullet with "007" etched on it is received by MI6. The bullet is believed to be from the famed assassin Francisco Scaramanga, who uses a golden gun to kill his targets. Bond sets off to find Scaramanga and tracks down the location of a small device, called the Solex Agitator, which can harness the power of the Sun.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Starring: Roger Moore
After British and Soviet Union submarines are captured, Bond joins forces with KGB agent Major Anya Amasova. The two of them work together to identify the person behind the thefts: Karl Stromberg, a shipping tycoon and scientist, who has a plan to destroy both New York and Moscow in order to trigger a nuclear war that will allow him to create his own civilization.
Moonraker (1979)
Starring: Roger Moore
Following the hijacking of the Moonraker space shuttle, Bond must find the location of the stolen ship. He learns that Hugo Drax, the owner of the company producing the space shuttles, is behind it all, and Drax is working on a plan to wipe out a large portion of the human race with a deadly nerve gas. Eventually, Bond must venture to space to defeat Drax on his space station.
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For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Starring: Roger Moore
After a spy boat carrying a device that’s capable of ordering the launch of ballistic missiles is sunk, Bond is ordered to help a marine archaeologist, named Timothy Havelock, recover the device. When the archaeologist is murdered, Bond not only has to find the launch device, but also figure out who killed Havelock and why. Dun, dun, dun, duuuun...
Octopussy (1983)
Starring: Roger Moore
Bond investigates the murder of Agent 009, who was killed in East Berlin while carrying a fake Faberge egg. This leads to 007 uncovering a nuclear weapon plot in West Germany. Octopussy has an ensemble of memorable villains, including knife-throwing identical twins. Meanwhile, the title Octopussy comes from the film's main antagonist and Bond girl - an international jewel-smuggler residing on an island populated by women.
A View To A Kill (1985)
Starring: Roger Moore
The seventh and final film to star Roger Moore sees James Bond pitted against Christopher Walken’s Max Zorin, an industrialist who’s attempting to corner the market in microchips by destroying Silicon Valley. His plan revolves around bombs underneath lakes and fault lines that will trigger the whole of San Francisco Bay Area to be destroyed by floods.
The Living Daylights (1987)
Starring: Timothy Dalton
In his first film as the MI6 agent, British actor Timothy Dalton helps KGB Officer General Georgi Koskov defect from the Soviet Union. Once he’s in allied hands, he tells them General Leonid Pushkin reinstated the policy of smiert spionam ("death to spies"). Bond is ordered to get Pushkin before he can kill more agents and harm relations between the Soviet Union and the West.
License to Kill (1989)
Starring: Timothy Dalton
After Bond helps his old friend Felix Leiter in capturing a drug lord, named Franz Sanchez, the criminal ends up escaping and grievously injuring Leiter and killing his wife. When M, the head of the MI6, orders Bond to return to regular duty, he refuses, causing M to revoke his license to kill. That means Bond must embark on his mission of vengeance as a rogue agent.
GoldenEye (1995)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan
This is Irish-American actor Pierce Brosnan's debut film as Bond. His fellow MI6 agent, Alec Trevelyan, is murdered. But, 10 years later, following an attack on a bunker in Siberia and the theft of the control disk for a satellite weapon known as Goldeneye, Bond learns he's actually alive.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan
Bond finds himself investigating the sinking of a British warship in Chinese waters and discovers a connection to media mogul Elliot Carver. With the help of a Chinese special agent, Bond uncovers Carver’s plan to start a conflict between the British and Chinese, with the promise from a rogue Chinese general that Carver will receive exclusive broadcasting rights in China.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan
Bond is sent to retrieve money for Sir Robert King, a friend of M, the head of MI6, only to have the money turn out to include a hidden bomb that kills King. Agent 007 soon realises a former KGB agent-turned-terrorist named Renard set the trap. M dispatches Bond to stop Renard and protect King’s daughter.
Die Another Day (2002)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan
Bond’s mission is to investigate a North Korean general involved in trading African conflict diamonds, but 007 is captured and subjected to torture for 14 months before he is released. He is suspended upon his return, but continues on his mission, and uncovers a plot to use a mirror satellite that harnesses solar energy to cut through the militarized border between North and South Korea, allowing the North Koreans to invade.
Casino Royale (2006)
Starring: Daniel Craig
Casino Royale is technically a remake of an unofficial Bond film, and it reboots the entire franchise, with British actor Daniel Craig. It shows him earning his 00 status by disrupting terrorist money manager Le Chiffre. After Bond foils his plan to blow up a plane, Le Chiffre sets up a high-stakes poker game, with the hopes of recouping his lost money. Bond is sent to defeat Le Chiffre and bankrupt any organization who trusted him.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Starring: Daniel Craig
Bond learns exiled Bolivian General Medrano is working with Dominic Greene, who's part of an organization known as Quantum, so that he can be installed as president of the country - all in exchange for a small patch of desert. What seems like a great deal for Medrano turns south, as it’s revealed Quantum will control the entire water supply of Bolivia. But Bond does all he can to stop him.
Skyfall (2012)
Starring: Daniel Craig
After a botched mission, Bond is presumed dead, and M is put under review amid questions about her leadership of MI6. When the intelligence agency’s headquarters in London are attacked, Bond comes out of hiding to uncover the people behind the attack, which leads him to Raoul Silva, a former MI6 agent, who was captured and brutally tortured by the Chinese government. Silva blames M and is trying to kill her and her reputation.
Spectre (2015)
Starring: Daniel Craig
Bond receives a message from M, the head of MI6, following her death, which leads to him stopping a terrorist attack. For taking part in an unauthorized mission, Bond is suspended by the new M. He continues on, of course, and ends up uncovering the evil organization known as Spectre as well as its leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is now played by German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz.
No Time to Die (2020)
Starring: Daniel Craig
The latest Bond entry will see a retired 007 forced back into action - to stop a plot from a villain, known as Satin, who is threatening millions of lives. Bond is again played by Daniel Craig, but he will have help this time from a woman, named Nomi, who took his place as 007, as well as his old friends Miss Moneypenny, Q, and M. Trailers for the film also tease the return of Christoph Waltz's Blofeld.
The film is slated to hit theatres on 20 November 2020.
Bonus: 'Unofficial' James Bond movies
Casino Royale (non canon-1967)
Starring: David Nivens
This is a so-called "unofficial" Bond film, because it wasn't produced by Eon and distributed by MGM, but rather Famous Artists and Columbia. It stars British actor David Nivens coming out of retirement to deal with the evil organization SMIRSH. It also has Orson Welles as the main antagonist, Le Chiffre. While still being a spy film, it’s far more of a satirical comedy, which makes it slightly different from the official Bond films.
Never Say Never Again (non canon-1983)
Starring: Sean Connery
Sean Connery returns as James Bond - 12 years after he last played the role. Again, this isn't an official Eon/MGM film. Instead, it was made by Taliafilm and distributed by Warner Bros. The film’s title is a reference to Connery, who once said he would never play James Bond again. And it's actually a remake of Thunderball. (One of Ian Flemings’ writing partners won the film rights to the novel, so that's where this version comes from.)
James Bond movie order at a glance
This is the same list as above, only spoiler-free and much quicker to read:
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View to A Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- License to Kill (1989)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Spectre (2015)
Unofficial Bond films:
- Casino Royale (1967)
- Never Say Never Again (1983)
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The novel order
James Bond, the character, was created by author Ian Fleming. The entire Jame Bond franchise is based on his 14 novels, although the movies were made in a different order. If you'd like to watch the films directly inspired by the novels, in the order that Fleming wrote them, here ya go:
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- Moonraker (1979)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- From Russia With Love (1963)
- Dr. No (1962)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Spectre storyline order
Six of the first Bond films feature 007 squaring off against foes from the evil organization Spectre, and they all build toward the big reveal that Blofeld is its leader. So, here is an order that follows the early days of Spectre:
- Dr.No (1962)
- From Russia With Love (1963)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Optional: Add Spectre (2015) to this order. You could also follow the Spectre storyline list with the reboot order, which has many Spectre ties.
Cold War and Post-Cold War era order
Beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond is forced to play a key factor in diffusing confrontations throughout the Cold War and during the fall of the Soviet Union. While these films aren’t as neat of a storyline as the Spectre series or the reboot series, it does have overarching themes and introduces some recurring characters. Here's an order featuring Cold War-era storylines:
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View To A Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The reboot order
In 2006, the character of James Bond was rebooted, with Daniel Craig’s debut as 007. The four films (soon to be five) that star Craig are all part of an interconnected narrative that becomes clear as the films move forward. They also serve as an origin story for Spectre. Here's the reboot order:
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Spectre (2015)
- No Time to Die (2020)
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