There are 25 official James Bond movies, running from Dr. No in 1962 to No Time To Die in 2021. Every one of them was made by Eon Productions, and six actors have played 007 across the run: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. This page uses the film list published on 007.com, the official James Bond site.
The full series is in the table below, numbered in release order with the year and the actor in the role. After it come the six actor eras, the directors who shaped them, the two Bond-titled films that sit outside the official count, and the current status of film number 26. If you want to compare the franchise with another long-running one, our guide to the Harry Potter movies covers the same ground for a wizarding series, and the Marvel movies in order does it for a far larger one.
All 25 James Bond Movies in Release Order, With Year and Bond Actor
| # | Film | Year | Bond actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. No | 1962 | Sean Connery |
| 2 | From Russia With Love | 1963 | Sean Connery |
| 3 | Goldfinger | 1964 | Sean Connery |
| 4 | Thunderball | 1965 | Sean Connery |
| 5 | You Only Live Twice | 1967 | Sean Connery |
| 6 | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | 1969 | George Lazenby |
| 7 | Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 | Sean Connery |
| 8 | Live And Let Die | 1973 | Roger Moore |
| 9 | The Man With The Golden Gun | 1974 | Roger Moore |
| 10 | The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | Roger Moore |
| 11 | Moonraker | 1979 | Roger Moore |
| 12 | For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Roger Moore |
| 13 | Octopussy | 1983 | Roger Moore |
| 14 | A View To A Kill | 1985 | Roger Moore |
| 15 | The Living Daylights | 1987 | Timothy Dalton |
| 16 | Licence To Kill | 1989 | Timothy Dalton |
| 17 | GoldenEye | 1995 | Pierce Brosnan |
| 18 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Pierce Brosnan |
| 19 | The World Is Not Enough | 1999 | Pierce Brosnan |
| 20 | Die Another Day | 2002 | Pierce Brosnan |
| 21 | Casino Royale | 2006 | Daniel Craig |
| 22 | Quantum Of Solace | 2008 | Daniel Craig |
| 23 | Skyfall | 2012 | Daniel Craig |
| 24 | Spectre | 2015 | Daniel Craig |
| 25 | No Time To Die | 2021 | Daniel Craig |
James Bond Movies by Actor Era
Bond casting has changed hands five times, and each change gives the series a new shape. The numbers below follow the table above, so film 8 is Live And Let Die and film 21 is Casino Royale. Connery appears in two separate stretches because he returned for Diamonds Are Forever after Lazenby, which is why the first seven films are not one clean block.
Sean Connery: The Founding Run, 1962 to 1971
Connery made six Eon films: Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. Dr. No opened in the UK on 6 October 1962 after a world premiere at the London Pavilion Cinema the night before, and it reached US cinemas on 8 May 1963. From Russia With Love followed in October 1963 with a premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square.
Three directors split the six films. Terence Young made Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball, Guy Hamilton made Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever, and Lewis Gilbert made You Only Live Twice in 1967. Producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli ran the series throughout, and Thunderball also credits Kevin McClory as a producer.
George Lazenby: One Film in 1969
Lazenby holds the shortest record in the series with a single appearance, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. It opened on 18 December 1969 in both the UK and the USA, with its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square. Peter Hunt directed, and Saltzman and Broccoli produced.
The next film, Diamonds Are Forever in 1971, brought Connery back and gave Guy Hamilton his second Bond. It opened in the USA on 17 December 1971 and in the UK on 30 December. That return is the only link between eras that the official film list supports.
Roger Moore: Seven Films Across 1973 to 1985
Moore has the longest tenure of any Bond actor with seven films: Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy and A View To A Kill. Live And Let Die opened in the USA on 27 June 1973 and in the UK on 6 July. Guy Hamilton directed the first two, Lewis Gilbert the next two, and John Glen the final three.
The producing credit narrowed during this run. Saltzman and Broccoli are credited on the first two Moore films, Broccoli alone from The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977, and Broccoli with Michael G. Wilson on A View To A Kill. That last film had its world premiere on 22 May 1985 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and it closed out the Moore era.
Timothy Dalton: Two Films in 1987 and 1989
Dalton made The Living Daylights in 1987 and Licence To Kill in 1989, both directed by John Glen. The Living Daylights had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on 29 June 1987. Licence To Kill opened in the UK on 13 June 1989 and in the USA on 14 July 1989.
Glen directed five consecutive Bond films, from For Your Eyes Only in 1981 to Licence To Kill in 1989. After Licence To Kill came the longest wait between films, six years, before GoldenEye arrived in 1995.
Pierce Brosnan: Four Films from 1995 to 2002
Brosnan opened with GoldenEye, the first Bond film to use CGI, with the gun barrel and title sequence by Daniel Kleinman. The title is also the name of Ian Fleming’s Jamaican house. Martin Campbell directed it, and Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli produced it, a credit pairing that has continued ever since.
Four directors handled the four films: Campbell for GoldenEye, Roger Spottiswoode for Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997, Michael Apted for The World Is Not Enough in 1999 and Lee Tamahori for Die Another Day in 2002. The World Is Not Enough premiered at the Bruin and Fox Theatre in Los Angeles on 8 November 1999, and Die Another Day at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 18 November 2002.
Daniel Craig: Five Films from 2006 to 2021
Craig made Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time To Die, and 007.com calls him the sixth actor in the franchise. Casino Royale premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 14 November 2006 and opened in the UK two days later. Martin Campbell directed it, 11 years after GoldenEye.
Sam Mendes directed both Skyfall in 2012 and Spectre in 2015. Marc Forster directed Quantum Of Solace in 2008, and Cary Joji Fukunaga directed No Time To Die, becoming the first American to direct a Bond film. That final film was also the first shot with IMAX cameras, and it reached UK cinemas on 30 September 2021 and US cinemas on 8 October 2021.
Films Per Bond Actor and the Years Each One Spans
Counting by film, Moore leads with seven, Connery follows with six and Craig has five. Brosnan made four, Dalton two and Lazenby one. Those counts add up to 25.
| Bond actor | Films | Years spanned | First and last film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Connery | 6 | 1962 to 1971 | Dr. No to Diamonds Are Forever |
| George Lazenby | 1 | 1969 only | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service |
| Roger Moore | 7 | 1973 to 1985 | Live And Let Die to A View To A Kill |
| Timothy Dalton | 2 | 1987 to 1989 | The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill |
| Pierce Brosnan | 4 | 1995 to 2002 | GoldenEye to Die Another Day |
| Daniel Craig | 5 | 2006 to 2021 | Casino Royale to No Time To Die |
Tenure and film count do not move together. Connery’s six films cover nine years, from 1962 to 1971, while Craig’s five stretch across 15 years because of the gaps between releases. Brosnan’s four films fit into seven years.
The Directors and Gaps That Shaped the Series
A handful of directors account for most of the run. Glen made five films, Guy Hamilton four, and Terence Young and Lewis Gilbert three each. Martin Campbell and Sam Mendes made two each, and Campbell’s two films, GoldenEye and Casino Royale, each introduced a new Bond actor.
Production designer Peter Lamont worked with all six Bond actors and on 18 of the first 21 films. The two longest breaks in the series are both six years: Licence To Kill in 1989 to GoldenEye in 1995, and Spectre in 2015 to No Time To Die in 2021.
Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again: The Two Non-Eon Bond Films
Two further films carry the Bond name but are not part of the official 25. Casino Royale, released in 1967, and Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, were not made by Eon Productions and do not appear on the official film list at 007.com. They sit outside the series count on this page.
Never Say Never Again stars Sean Connery as James Bond and was directed by Irvin Kershner. The 1967 Casino Royale credits several directors, including Val Guest, Ken Hughes and John Huston. This is why Connery can appear in a count of seven Bond films in casual conversation but in only six official ones. The 2006 Casino Royale with Daniel Craig, film 21 in the table, is a separate film that belongs to the official series.
What Happens After No Time To Die
No Time To Die was Daniel Craig’s fifth and final film as Bond. Amazon MGM Studios stated on 14 May 2026 that the search for the next James Bond is underway, with casting details to follow when the time is right. As of November 2026 the 26th film has no announced title, no release date and no announced lead actor.
Bond is still active outside cinemas. Casino Royale returned to theatres worldwide on 5 October 2026 for its 20th anniversary, and the video game 007 First Light, made by IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios, launched worldwide on 28 May 2026. The game is not a film, so it does not change the count of 25.
What the Film Count and Years in This Chart Rest On
The count of 25 is the number of films listed on 007.com, from Dr. No to No Time To Die, and it covers Eon Productions films only. The year shown for each film is the first year it opened anywhere, which is usually the UK. From Russia With Love, for example, is a 1963 film even though it reached US cinemas in April 1964.
A film can open in the UK and the USA weeks or months apart, and a world premiere can come days before public release. For that reason the table shows years only, which is the most stable way to place a film in the series. Actor counts cover the official 25 films only, so the total for Connery is six.
How to Use This List to Pick Where to Start
The simplest approach is release order, which is the numbering in the table. Most eras are self-contained, with a new Bond actor and a fresh start, so you can begin with any actor whose style appeals to you. Casino Royale is the natural entry point if you want modern Bond, since it introduces Craig’s version of the character.
The Craig films are the only run that forms a continuing story. Quantum Of Solace starts 10 minutes after the end of Casino Royale, and the final film returns to Madeleine and to Vesper Lynd’s tomb from the first. If you plan to watch those five, keep them in release order: Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, No Time To Die. For the other actors, pick a film by director or by actor. Readers who like the genre beyond Bond can find more in our ranking of the best thriller movies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many James Bond movies are there?
There are 25 official films from Eon Productions, starting with Dr. No in 1962 and ending with No Time To Die in 2021. Two other films, the 1967 Casino Royale and the 1983 Never Say Never Again, carry the Bond name but are not part of the official 25.
Which actor played James Bond the most times?
Roger Moore played Bond seven times between 1973 and 1985. Sean Connery made six official films, Daniel Craig five, Pierce Brosnan four, Timothy Dalton two and George Lazenby one.
What was the first James Bond movie?
Dr. No was first, released in the UK on 6 October 1962 and in the USA on 8 May 1963. Sean Connery starred and Terence Young directed.
Is there a new James Bond movie coming?
A 26th film has not been dated or titled. Amazon MGM Studios said on 14 May 2026 that the search for the next James Bond is underway. No lead actor has been announced.
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