James Bond movies have come and gone from streaming services over the years. For a true marathon, you’ll need access to Hulu, patience with ads on Pluto TV, and a few bucks to rent the rest on Amazon or YouTube.
With the latest Bond flick, No Time to Die, hitting theaters this weekend, now’s as good a time as any to reacquaint yourself with England’s greatest super spy. This time around, Daniel Craig reprises his role as Bond, who has left MI6 and is recruited by the CIA to help rescue a kidnapped scientist. The film is meant to bring the story of Craig’s Bond to a close and features Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin, a terrorist looking to destroy SPECTRE and Bond.
Before you head to the theater, here’s how to stream all the Bond films in order.
Dr. No
In Dr. No, James Bond is dispatched to Jamaica where he must stop the titular villain from interfering with the American space program. Connery is joined by Ursula Andress in her breakout role as Honey Rider.
From Russia With Love (1963)
In From Russia With Love, James Bond is called in to help Tatiana Romanova—played by Daniela Bianchi—defect from the USSR. However, it’s all a plot dreamed up by SPECTRE to get revenge on Bond for stopping Dr. No.
Goldfinger (1964)
In Goldfinger, James Bond goes up against a gold-smuggling operation headed up by gold magnate Auric Goldfinger. Connery is joined by Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore and Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson.
Thunderball (1965)
When SPECTRE steals atomic bombs from NATO, James Bond must head to the Bahamas and take on Emilio Largo in what becomes an epic battle under the sea. Connery is joined by Claudine Auger as Domino, Largo’s mistress-turned-ally of Bond.
You Only Live Twice (1967)
In You Only Live Twice, James Bond travels to Japan in order to deal with an international incident between the United States and USSR that culminates in a battle against Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the leader of SPECTRE. Connery stars alongside Akiko Wakabayashi as SIS agent Aki and Mie Hama as Kissy Suzuki.
Casino Royale (1967)
Eon Productions now holds the adaptation rights to all of Ian Fleming’s work, but this wasn’t initially the case with Casino Royale. The film became an outlandish spy parody with an ensemble cas, including David Niven as James Bond. Unfortunately, the film is not streaming anywhere at the moment, but it can be rented from Amazon, YouTube, and other services.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Following Sean Connery’s initial retirement from the role, Australian model George Lazenby was cast as the new James Bond. Here, Bond must juggle stopping Blofield from endangering the world with a virus and a romance with Tracy de Vicenzo (Diana Rigg.)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Connery came out of “retirement” for Diamonds Are Forever, which depicts Bond infiltrating a diamond-smuggling ring and uncovering a dangerous plot by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond is assisted by diamond smuggler Tiffany Case, played by Jill St. John.
Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die stars Roger Moore as James Bond, along with Jane Seymore as Solitaire. The film takes its cues from the blaxploitation productions of the era by focusing on a Caribbean dictator who plans to build a worldwide drug monopoly.
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
James Bond is targeted by skilled assassin Francisco Scaramanga while attempting to retrieve an experimental energy source in The Man With the Golden Gun. Moore is joined by Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight and Christopher Lee in the role of the titular villain.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
In The Spy Who Loved Me, James Bond must stop megalomaniac Karl Stromberg from destroying the world and creating a new undersea civilization in its place. Moore teams up with Barbara Bach’s Anya Amasova, a KGB agent, to take on Stromberg and his infamous henchman Jaws.
Moonraker (1979)
James Bond heads to space in Moonraker in order to stop industrialist Hugo Drax from wiping out humanity and repopulating the planet with a master race. The film features Lois Chiles as astronaut Holly Goodhead and Richard Kiel as Jaws.
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
In For Your Eyes Only, Moore’s Bond teams up with Carole Bouquet’s Melina Havelock to track down a stolen missile command system. During his search, Bond must deal with a dangerous conflict between rival businessmen and Melina’s quest for revenge. The film is not streaming anywhere at the moment, but it can be rented from Amazon, YouTube, and other services.
Octopussy (1983)
Faced with a high stakes art theft operation in Octopussy, Bond investigates an Afghan prince who may have ties to Soviet Russia. Along the way, he meets Octopussy, played by Maud Adams, and the two work to stop what turns out to be a complex plot involving East Germany and nuclear weapons.
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond for a second time in 1983’s Never Say Never Again, which was an unofficial remake of Thunderball. The film is not streaming anywhere at the moment, but it can be rented from Amazon, YouTube, and other services.
A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill, the final appearance of Moore’s Bond, centers around a psychopathic industrialist’s attempts to destroy Silicon Valley and take over the microchip market. Christopher Walken is Max Zorin, Grace Jones is May Day, and Tanya Roberts is Stacey Sutton.
The Living Daylights (1987)
The first film starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond, The Living Daylights centers around a renegade Russian general attempting to manipulate MI6 into eliminating his Soviet rival. Dalton is joined by Maryam d’Abo as Kara Milovy, and John Rhys-Davies as General Pushkin.
License to Kill (1989)
Following a drug lord’s attack on CIA agent Felix Leiter and his wife, Bond goes on a personal quest for revenge that gets him suspended from MI6. The film is Dalton’s second and last turn as Bond and features Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier and Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez.
GoldenEye (1995)
Pierce Brosnan’s first turn as James Bond pits him against a rogue MI6 agent who plans to use a stolen satellite weapon to cause a global financial meltdown. GoldenEye features Sean Bean as Alex Trevelyan, Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova, and Judy Dench as M.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies has James Bond team up with Chinese spy Wai Lin—played by Michelle Yeoh—to take on media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce). His mad plan is to engineer world events and start World War III in order to gain exclusive broadcasting rights in China.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
In The World Is Not Enough, Bond goes up against super-powered terrorist Renard and must protect an oil heiress he previously abducted and held for ransom. When things go sideways, Bond must team up with Dr. Christmas Jones, played by Denise Richards, to stop Renard’s mad plan to destroy an oil pipeline with a nuclear submarine.
Die Another Day (2002)
Brosnan’s final film of the franchise, Die Another Day sees Bond attempt to locate a mole within British intelligence, and deal with a North Korean operative posing as a powerful billionaire. Bond is joined by NSA agent Jinx (Halle Berry) and Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike).
Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig took over the role of James Bond with Casino Royale, which served as a reboot of the franchise and sees Bond first earn his license to kill. With the help of Eva Green’s Vesper Lynd, Craig’s Bond goes up against Mads Mikkelsen’s Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game. The film is not streaming, but it can be rented from Amazon, YouTube, and other services.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Following the tragic ending of the last film, Quantum of Solace sees Bond on a quest for revenge alongside Olga Kurylenko’s Camille Montes. The trail leads to a wealthy businessman, and a secret organization, which plans to take control of Bolivia’s water supply and stage a coup.
SkyFall (2012)
In Skyfall, Bond must come out of retirement to stop a former MI6 agent Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) from exacting his revenge against M and destroying the organization. The film reintroduces Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to the series.
Spectre (2015)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld, played by Christoph Waltz, returns to the franchise and James Bond must stop him from creating a surveillance network that could rival MI6. Spectre sees Craig joined by Lea Sydoux as Madeleine Swainn, Dave Bautista as SPECTRE assassin Mr. Hinx, Andrew Scott as SPECTRE agent C, and Ralph Fiennes as the new M.
