The Definitive Ranking of James Bond Movies From Worst to Best
20. *Never Say Never Again*
Full disclosure, this was the first Bond film I ever saw as a kid, which means it will always hold a special place in my heart. However, even I can admit that the only other non-Eon produced film in the franchise isn’t that great. I wouldn’t call it an awful movie, but it is definitely one of the weaker Bond movies overall. On the other hand, it does offer the return of Sean Connery in his last outing as the MI6 operative in his last mission (you can probably guess why this one isn’t canon). Not even Connery had the power to put an end to James Bond.
19. Quantum of Solace
Every Bond actor has had their ups and downs, and for Daniel Craig, that down came with his second outing. While other Bonds shrugged it off when their (temporary) best gals became collateral damage, Craig took it personally and went rogue. His rampage eventually brought him to Bolivia where he was joined by a beautiful intelligence officer on a vengeance-fueled rampage of her own (Olga Kurylenko). Apparently, this means they have a lot in common because they end up joining forces in more than one way. While it’s the weakest of Craig’s films, it’s actually not half bad.
18. Diamonds Are Forever
While Never Say Never Again might have technically been the last time Connery played the super spy, Diamonds Are Forever is his last canonical outing in the role. Once again, Bond finds himself tasked with stopping a deadly satellite powered by diamonds. At this point, I have to wonder how much space trash is the result of bizarre MI-6 operations. More than that, I find it hard to believe that it took eight Bond movies for 007 to make his way to Las Vegas since it seems like paradise for a womanizing drunk with a penchant for gambling.
17. Live and Let Die
Roger Moore premiered in one of the strangest Bond movies of them all. This time around, the MI-6 agent joins the war on drugs as he tries to stop the dictator of a fictional Caribbean country. That’s not the weird part though, that comes from the occult undertones throughout the film, most notably the unkillable voodoo priest Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder) and a tarot reading psychic (Jane Seymour). The cherry on top though is the handicapable henchman with a crushing grip and a name that will strike terror into your heart, Tee Hee Johnson (Julius W. Harris).
16. SPECTRE
When Bond isn’t sewing his seed, abusing his license to kill, and contributing to space garbage, he’s usually retrieving poorly conceived weapons of mass destruction that the British government seems to be constantly misplacing. This time he’s sent after the ATAC system, which grants control over every British submarine in service. Despite featuring KGB assassins disguised as athletes, shark-infested waters, and a talking parrot, For Your Eyes Only is probably the least memorable of the Bond movies.