Top 10 James Bond Movies

The Best of 007

No other film franchise can have an entire Top 10 list devoted to it and still have ten films not make the cut. Okay, so there's Godzilla and a few series that pre-date World War II, but no modern, mainstream franchise is longer-running or more successful than James Bond. The unforgettable settings, villains, girls, gadgets, cars, music and all those other intangibles make Bond a modern cultural icon.

The legacy that began in 1962 with Dr. No has entered yet another phase with a new Bond. The latest 007, Daniel Craig, took the helm in 2006’s Casino Royale, a sort of "Bond Begins" that tells the story of how the world’s most famous secret agent achieved his license to kill. To honor this 21st installment, we present the Top 10 Best James Bond films, which have all been re-released with never-before-seen features, deleted scenes and commentary. Only Albert R. Broccoli-produced films were considered for our list, so forget about seeing Thunderball remake Never Say Never Again or the terrible, spy-spoof original Casino Royale. There was no specific effort made to include all five Bonds, but as it turns out, each happened to make at least one of the best, most significant and most fun 007 films.

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