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Best 1 Goldfinger
Goldfinger

Goldfinger is a 1964 spy thriller featuring Sean Connery as James Bond, based on Ian Fleming’s novel. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, it marked the third installment in the James Bond series and was directed by Guy Hamilton. The film includes Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, and Shirle...

2 Aston Martin DB5

The Aston Martin DB5 is a British grand-touring automobile produced between 1963 and 1965. It gained worldwide recognition through its iconic role in James Bond’s *Goldfinger*, featuring notable features like hidden weaponry and license plates. The car remains highly desirable for automotive enthusi...

3 Thunderball

Thunderball is a 1965 James Bond film adapting Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name. Produced by Eon Productions, it stars Sean Connery as Bond in a story originating from Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. The screenplay was penned by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins, with Terence Young...

4 The Living Daylights

James Bond, portrayed by Timothy Dalton, stars in *The Living Daylights*, a 1987 spy thriller set during the Cold War. The film’s notable shift represents Dalton's debut as Bond and a return to the series’ original focus on political espionage. It offers an action-packed story suitable for fans of J...

5 John Barry
John Barry

John Barry (1933-2011) was an English film composer born in York who created scores for over 100 films during his career. He is best known for composing the music for eleven James Bond films between 1962 and 1987, including "Goldfinger," "From Russia with Love," and "You Only Live Twice." He won fiv...

6 007 First Light

007 First Light is an action-adventure game developed by IO Interactive that presents James Bond’s backstory. The narrative explores Bond’s early career and a specific mission crucial for obtaining his license to kill, drawing from Fleming's works and the film series. It depicts the character’s orig...

7 For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only is a 1981 James Bond film, the twelfth installment in the Eon Productions franchise starring Roger Moore. The movie features a cast including Carole Bouquet and marks John Glen’s directorial debut after prior work as an editor and second unit director within the series. It was pro...

8 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing was released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. The game utilized a cast including Pierce Brosnan as James Bond alongside returning actors like Richard Kiel and John Cleese. It served as a sequel to *Die Another Day*, marking Brosnan’s and Cleese’s f...

9 Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film adapting Ian Fleming’s *Thunderball*. Produced by Taliafilm under Jack Schwartzman, it was not an Eon Productions production and utilized rights retained by Kevin McClory following a protracted legal dispute stemming from the original novel's creation. The fi...

10 Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die is a 1973 spy film featuring Roger Moore as James Bond, marking his debut in the series. Directed by Guy Hamilton and produced under Eon Productions, it represents the third installment of the franchise. The screenplay was penned by Tom Mankiewicz for Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Br...

11 Spectre
Spectre

Spectre is a 2015 spy thriller featuring Daniel Craig as James Bond in his fourth appearance within the series. The film depicts Bond’s conflict against the global organization Spectre, headed by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. It was produced by Eon Productions and co-starred several established actors inclu...

12 Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies is a 1997 action spy film featuring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The story centers on Bond’s efforts to thwart Elliot Carver, a businessman attempting to manipulate global conflicts for personal gain. Produced by Eon Productions, the film depicts Bond's mission to prevent a pote...

13 James Bond 007: Nightfire

James Bond 007: Nightfire was a first-person shooter released across multiple platforms including GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Game Boy Advance, and Mac OS X. Developed by Eurocom, Gearbox Software, and JV Games, the computer versions presented altered storylines and mission structures co...

14 Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace follows James Bond as he pursues a criminal organization after a mission in Bahamas goes awry. The film serves as a direct continuation of *Casino Royale*, featuring Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the MI6 agent. It is the twenty-second installment in the James Bond series produced by...

15 The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 James Bond film directed by Michael Apted, continuing the series with Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. Developed from an original story and screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Bruce Feirstein, it draws upon the film's title derived from the Bond famil...

16 Octopussy
Octopussy

Octopussy is a 1983 James Bond film, the thirteenth installment in the series produced by Eon Productions. Starring Roger Moore as James Bond, it was directed by John Glen and featured a screenplay developed collaboratively by George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson. The movi...

17 Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day is a 2018 James Bond novel by British author Anthony Horowitz, commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate as an official continuation novel. It serves as a prequel to Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale, depicting Bond's initial mission leading to his promotion to 00 status....

18 With a Mind to Kill

With a Mind to Kill is a 2022 James Bond continuation novel by Anthony Horowitz, his third contribution to the series following Trigger Mortis (2015) and Forever and a Day (2018). Set after the events of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun, the novel sends Bond into the Soviet Union on a missi...

19 Trigger Mortis

Trigger Mortis is a 2015 James Bond continuation novel written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The narrative is set in the 1950s and picks up shortly after the events of Ian Fleming's original novel Goldfinger. It is distinct among continuation novels for incorporating original, previously unpub...

20 Die Another Day

Die Another Day follows James Bond’s investigation into a betrayal within British intelligence, involving a billionaire and suspected North Korean involvement. Halle Berry portrays Jinx, an NSA agent, as Bond pursues the traitor and confronts dangerous adversaries. The film represents the final inst...

21 Solo
Solo

Solo is a 2013 James Bond continuation novel by British author William Boyd, written with authorization from the Ian Fleming estate. Set in 1969, it sends Bond to the fictional West African country of Zanzarim during a civil war, initially on a mission intended to end the conflict. The novel uses Fl...

22 Devil May Care

Devil May Care is a 2008 spy novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks, writing under the pseudonym "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming." Commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate to commemorate the centenary of Fleming's birth, the book is an official continuation of the James Bond series....

23 Licence Renewed

John Gardner's 1981 Licence Renewed was the first authorized James Bond continuation novel after Ian Fleming's death, reviving the series for a new generation.

24 Zero Minus Ten

Raymond Benson's 1997 debut James Bond novel is set against Hong Kong's handover to China on 1 July 1997, weaving organized crime and sabotage into the event.

25 Nobody Lives for Ever

John Gardner's 1986 Nobody Lives for Ever follows Bond after SPECTRE places a bounty on his head, with enemies using M and close allies as bait.

26 The Facts of Death

Raymond Benson's 1998 James Bond novel sends 007 to Greece to investigate a neo-Pythagorean extremist group carrying out murders using biological weapons.

27 For Special Services

John Gardner's 1982 For Special Services revives SPECTRE under new leadership and introduces Cedar Leiter, the daughter of Bond's longtime American ally Felix Leiter.

28 Role of Honour

John Gardner's 1984 Role of Honour has Bond pose as a defector to infiltrate a criminal organization controlled by a shadowy figure with nuclear ambitions.

29 Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection published posthumously two years after his death, containing two James Bond tales and representing the last original Fleming Bond fiction released.

30 007 Legends

007 Legends is a first-person shooter released in 2012 by Eurocom, published by Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. The game features James Bond as a playable character within a series of missions. Its Wii U version was cancelled, and the title was subsequently removed from digital di...

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