James Bond Watch Order

5 Oct 1962

The first film, and the one that invents almost every convention the series still uses.

10 Oct 1963

A tight Cold War thriller, and the closest the series comes to a straight spy film.

17 Sept 1964

The formula arrives fully formed — gadgets, a henchman, a laser and a monologue.

17 Dec 1965

Stolen warheads and a great deal of underwater fighting.

12 Jun 1967

A volcano lair, a space capsule, and the first proper look at Blofeld.

14 Dec 1971

Connery returns once more for a loose, Las Vegas-set send-off.

18 Dec 1969

George Lazenby's single outing, and the one Bond film with a genuinely devastating ending.

27 Jun 1973

Roger Moore arrives, and the series follows the fashions of the decade.

19 Dec 1974

Christopher Lee as an assassin who charges a million dollars a shot.

7 Jul 1977

The best of the Moore films — a Soviet counterpart, Jaws, and a submarine-swallowing tanker.

26 Jun 1979

Bond goes to space, because Star Wars had just come out.

24 Jun 1981

A deliberate correction back to a smaller, grounded thriller.

6 Jun 1983

A circus, a jewel smuggling ring, and a nuclear near-miss in West Germany.

22 May 1985

Christopher Walken versus Silicon Valley, and Moore's last outing.

29 Jun 1987

Timothy Dalton plays Bond as a professional who does not enjoy it much. Better than its reputation.

13 Jun 1989

Bond goes rogue on a revenge mission — the darkest entry until Craig arrived.

17 Nov 1995

Six years off, a new Bond, and a film that asks what he is for after the Cold War.

19 Dec 1997

A media baron manufactures a war for the ratings.

19 Nov 1999

Oil pipelines, a villain who cannot feel pain, and a strong turn from Sophie Marceau.

20 Nov 2002

An invisible car and a gene-therapy villain — the film that made a reboot inevitable.

17 Nov 2006

A hard reset to Bond's first mission. The best entry point in the entire series.

14 Nov 2008

A direct sequel picking up minutes after Casino Royale. Watch them together.

9 Nov 2012

MI6 under attack from inside its own past, and the best-looking film in the series.

6 Nov 2015

The Craig films are retrofitted into a single conspiracy, with mixed results.

30 Sept 2021

The first Bond film to give the character a real ending. Requires the four before it.

13 Apr 1967

A chaotic spoof with multiple Bonds, made outside the official series and connected to none of it.

7 Oct 1983

Connery returns aged 52 in a non-Eon remake of Thunderball, made possible by a rights dispute.

TBA

Denis Villeneuve directs a full reboot for Amazon MGM. Still uncast, with production targeted for 2027.