Here are the ten best James Bond movies that are also great thrillers.

As he gains Sanchezs trust, Bond meticulously dismantles the drug empire from within.

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Although a film from 1962 that was so focused on spectacle may not have aged very well,Dr.

While the rest of Moores films grew more comedic,Live and Let Dieremains a standout.

Timothy Dalton’s James Bond in the water with Carey Lowell’s Pam in Licence to Kill

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James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her.

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James Bond goes rogue to seek revenge against drug lord Franz Sanchez after his friend Felix Leiter is brutally attacked and left for dead. Stripped of his license to kill, Bond infiltrates Sanchez’s organization, navigating a dangerous world of deception and betrayal. As he gains Sanchez’s trust, Bond meticulously dismantles the drug empire from within.

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Felix Leiter (Jack Lord) and James Bond (Sean Connery) in ‘Dr. No’

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A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

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James Bond looking intently at someone off-camera in GoldenEye

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From Russia With Love

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Sean Connery as James Bond wearing a white suit and smoking a cigarette in Goldfinger

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Daniel Craig as James Bond (right) and Giancarlo Gianinni as Rene Mathis (left) in ‘Casino Royale’

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Naomi The Spy Who Loved Me

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George Lazenby as James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

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James Bond and M stand together in the misty Scottish countryside with 007’s famous Aston Martin behind them.

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James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

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Goldfinger