The “James Bond” fans among Amazon Prime Video subscribers had to be very strong this weekend — as the latest entry in the series, “No Time to Die,” was banned from the streaming service after just a few months. But when one door closes, another opens – and behind it lies almost the entire remaining filmography of the British cult spy.
22 of the 25 films from the ‘James Bond’ series are now available to stream on Prime Video for Prime customers at no additional cost. This not only gives die-hard fans the chance to see their favorite spy in (almost) all his adventures, executions and facets, but also gives new action fans the chance to delve deep into the history and beginnings of the cult figure.
In 1962, 007 hunts Dr. No” marked the launch of the character of James Bond, created in Ian Fleming’s novels, onto the big screen, turning the secret agent on behalf of Her Majesty into an overnight megastar. It’s no wonder that after this success it didn’t take long for more films to appear. Yet no one expected at the time that the action series would one day become the longest-running film franchise in film history and that the discourse surrounding James Bond and his actors is still of great importance to the film world more than 60 years later. .
With 25 films and 6 actors, ‘James Bond’ is still an absolute action cult to this day
Since 1962, six different actors have taken on the role of secret agent in EON’s official series. Sean Connery was initially replaced by George Lazenby after five films, before Connery returned to the franchise in 1971 for one final film, Diamond Fever.
Then Roger Moore took over, playing Bond in seven productions over a twelve-year period from 1973 to 1985. Timothy Dalton was cleared to kill for just two films before Pierce Brosnan took over for four films over several years. We last saw Daniel Craig in the role of the action hero, who gave up his Bond career after five films in fifteen years.
These Bond films are missing from Amazon Prime Video
Opinions regularly differ as to which Bond is the best and the question of who we will see next in the role of the cult figure is still unanswered. So it is high time to get involved in the discourse and compare all the actors in their most famous roles, for which Amazon Prime Video now offers the ideal opportunity. Even if In addition to ‘No time to die’ also the fan favorites’Goldfinger” And “live and let die” are missing from the Prime subscription collectionThere are some gems among the ‘Bond’ films that will make every action heart beat faster.
This includes “Casino Royale” with Daniel Craig, which ranks second among the best “Bond” films of all time in the FILMSTARTS user rankings with 4,238 out of 5 stars. A highlight of the Roger Moore series is “The Spy Who Loved Me. “”, which ranks fourth in the rankings with a rating of 4,045 out of 5 stars. But see for yourself which “Bond” you should definitely not miss: