Movies like Thunderball
If Thunderball's mix of sea, florida and spy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Thunderball's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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From Russia with Love
1963 · Directed by Terence Young · 115 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Terence Young · With Sean Connery and Bernard Lee · Shares: spy, secret organization, james bond · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1960s)
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE.
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Dr. No
1962 · Directed by Terence Young · 110 min7.0
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Terence Young · With Sean Connery and Bernard Lee · Shares: spy, secret organization, secret agent · Also adventure and action · From the same decade (1960s)
Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a…
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Goldfinger
1964 · Directed by Guy Hamilton · 110 min7.4
Why you'll like itWith Sean Connery and Bernard Lee · Shares: secret organization, british secret service, james bond · Also adventure and action · From the same decade (1960s)
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox --…
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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · Directed by Lewis Gilbert · 125 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Bernard Lee · Shares: sea, spy, nuclear missile · Also adventure and action
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships.
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You Only Live Twice
1967 · Directed by Lewis Gilbert · 117 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Sean Connery and Bernard Lee · Shares: secret organization, james bond · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1960s)
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
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Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Directed by Guy Hamilton · 120 min6.4
Why you'll like itWith Sean Connery · Shares: spy, secret organization, secret agent · Also action and thriller
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
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Casino Royale
2006 · Directed by Martin Campbell · 144 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: spy, british secret service, james bond · Also adventure and action
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market.
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No Time to Die
2021 · Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · 163 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: spy, british secret service, james bond · Also action and thriller
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help.
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Skyfall
2012 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 143 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: spy, secret agent, british secret service · Also action and adventure
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of…
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · 170 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: spy, nuclear missile, secret agent · Also action and thriller
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's…
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Spectre
2015 · Directed by Sam Mendes · 148 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: spy, secret agent, british secret service · Also action and adventure
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible…
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For Your Eyes Only
1981 · Directed by John Glen · 128 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: sea, coral reef, british secret service · Also adventure and action
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.