All The Sean Connery Bond Films Ranked

As Hollywood searches for whoever would be the subsequent James Bond, I’m having enjoyable going again by way of the filmographies of the opposite males who’ve performed the function and selecting out which of them did it greatest.

It appears like my James Bond rankings change with no matter temper I’m in, however I nonetheless assume the perfect man to be within the films was Sean Connery, who set the usual for everybody who has adopted.

Today, I wished to return by way of his movies to debate

Let’s dive in.

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1. Goldfinger (1964)

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• Director: Guy Hamilton
• Writers: Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn (based mostly on the novel by Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), Gert Fröbe (Auric Goldfinger), Harold Sakata (Oddjob), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q)

I believe it will be onerous to select a greater Bond or a greater Bond film than this one. It put each single trope to make use of and gave us possibly essentially the most memorable Bond Villain as nicely. We have the gadget-laden Aston Martins to iconic henchmen. And we definitely have nice Bond gals as nicely. Connery will stay ceaselessly due to this film.

2. From Russia with Love (1963)

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• Director: Terence Young
• Writers: Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood (based mostly on the novel by Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Daniela Bianchi (Tatiana Romanova), Robert Shaw (Red Grant), Lotte Lenya (Rosa Klebb), Pedro Armendáriz (Kerim Bey), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny)

I really assume this has essentially the most mature Bond story. We’re mainly seeing a deconstruction of affection for nation versus love for one more individual. It earns its repute as a Hitchcockian thriller that showcases Connery’s penchant for motion and drama. Plus, a helluva practice chase!

3. Dr. No (1962)

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• Director: Terence Young
• Writers: Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather (based mostly on the novel by Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Ursula Andress (Honey Ryder), Joseph Wiseman (Dr. Julius No), Jack Lord (Felix Leiter), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny)

Kind of a lean Bond, that is all motion and funky set items. It’s the primary one, and we get the character, however I do not really feel like he actually got here into his personal till Goldfinger. Still, the cool spy who loves the women was there from the beginning.

4. Thunderball (1965)

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• Director: Terence Young
• Writers: Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins (based mostly on an unique story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Claudine Auger (Domino Derval), Adolfo Celi (Emilio Largo), Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q)

It’s humorous, just some years after the primary Bond, we get a groundbreaking Bond that exhibits how well-liked the character received. This is all explosions, femme fatales, and big underwater sequences. The Bahamas’ location feels unique, too.

5. You Only Live Twice (1967)

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• Director: Lewis Gilbert
• Writer: Roald Dahl (based mostly on the novel by Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Akiko Wakabayashi (Aki), Mie Hama (Kissy Suzuki), Donald Pleasence (Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Tetsurō Tamba (Tiger Tanaka), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny)

One of the weirder Bonds that simply goes for it, and you may sort of see why Austin Powers cribbed a lot from this film. From the Volcano lair of the unhealthy man to the script by… checks notes.. Roald Dahl…this was what Bond grew to become, and it was enjoyable however sort of goofy, too.

6. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

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• Director: Guy Hamilton
• Writers: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz (based mostly on the novel by Ian Fleming)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Jill St. John (Tiffany Case), Charles Gray (Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Jimmy Dean (Willard Whyte), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q)

The 70s tried to floor Bond extra, and this was Connery’s final go as an actual Bond. We’re in Vegas, and it is a bit of campy; we do not have a ton of stress. But I all the time like seeing Bond on the strip.

7. Never Say Never Again (1983)

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• Director: Irvin Kershner
• Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay), Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian Fleming (story)
• Cast: Sean Connery (James Bond), Klaus Maria Brandauer (Maximillian Largo), Barbara Carrera (Fatima Blush), Kim Basinger (Domino Petachi), Max von Sydow (Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Bernie Casey (Felix Leiter), Edward Fox (M)

So this isn’t a real Bond film, as it’s the remake of Thunderball produced exterior EON Productions. But it received Connery taking part in Old Bond, and it sort of works on that degree. It gave us a style of an alternate universe for these movies.

Summing It All Up

Connery was an superior Bond, and it was so enjoyable revisiting these films to rank them. I genuinely assume all Bond films are fairly enjoyable, so I inform individuals to look at all of them anyway.

These are my private favorites, however I wager you might have arguments for a special order, and I need to hear them.

Let me know what you assume within the feedback.