The Living Daylights

1987 • 130 minutes

4.3

281 reviews

73%

Tomatometer

14A

Rating

Eligible

About this movie

Armed with razor-sharp instincts and a licence to kill, James Bond battles diabolical arms merchants bent on world domination in this thrilling, lightning-paced adventure. Timothy Dalton brings energy, humour and ruthless cunning to his debut performance as Agent 007.

Rating

14A

Ratings and reviews

4.3

281 reviews

Elwyn Roberts

September 21, 2018

An old school adventure for a more realistic 007 as Timothy Dalton imbues Bond with a tortured humanity. Director John Glen keeps the epic action setpieces as thrilling as ever and Ah-ha's theme song remains as memorable as ever.

A Google user

November 28, 2015

After Roger Moore's seven films of humorous, self parody spy adventures, Timothy Dalton's take is a serious, gritty return to form. However, if too jokey was bad, then too serious is even worse.

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Sir Steve Wilson

September 23, 2016

I think this was a good film. Probably a little better than A View to a Kill. Timothy Dalton's Bond was much darker and more romantic than Connery's, Lazenby's, and Moore's.

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