James Bond December



Day 01 - Dr. No (1962)

When MI6 lose contact with their station chief in Jamaica, they send 007 agent James Bond to investigate. Following a trail of clues, Bond is brought face to face against Chinese-German criminal, Dr. No.


Day 02 - From Russia With Love (1963)

International criminal organization SPECTRE hatch a plot to bump various intelligence agencies off one another, in the hope of obtaining a valuable piece of technology. Their plan involves a Soviet agent wishing to defect to the British, an agent whom Bond is sent to assist.


Day 03 - Goldfinger (1964)

Auric Goldfinger is a notorious criminal gold smuggler. His activities have attracted the attention of MI6, who send Bond to investigate how he is able to smuggle such vast amounts of gold across borders. Instead, Bond discovers Goldfinger is involved in a far more deadly plot...

Day 04 - Thunderball (1965)

SPECTRE hijack an RAF craft carrying two atomic bombs. With the power of immense destruction in their hands, SPECTRE hold MI6 to ransom, demanding £100m for their return. It's up to Bond to find the bombs and neutralize them.



Day 05 - You Only Live Twice (1967)

Spacecraft belonging to both the US and the Soviets inexplicably disappear while in orbit. In the midst of Cold War tensions, both sides blame the other. But might a third party be involved, one that was planning for exactly this to happen?


Day 06 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

On the hunt for the head of SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Bond follows a potential lead which brings him to the Swiss alps. Why is Blofeld operating in an allergy-research clinic, and what is its true purpose?

Day 007 - Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Bond has finally killed Blofeld. With the head of SPECTRE neutralized, MI6 send Bond on his next mission: to investigate a mass diamond smuggling job. Diamonds from South Africa are being accumulated by someone, but by who and for what end?



Day 08 - Live & Let Die (1973)

Three different MI6 agents are killed, all of whom were investigating the operations of the dictator Dr. Kananga. Sent to follow up on where their investigations were halted, Bond faces multiple assassination attempts, gangsters, drug trafficking and voodoo.


Day 09 - The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

MI6 receive a golden bullet with the code 007 etched into the metal. It is the symbolic gesture given by one of the world's deadliest assassins: Francisco Scaramanga. It would appear someone has commissioned him to kill James Bond.


Day 10 - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

When two submarines disappear, one belonging to the British and the other to the Soviets, the plans for an advanced submarine tracking system end up being put on sale. With potentially deadly consequences if the plans end up in the wrong hands, both countries send out their best agents to retrieve them.

Both MI6 and the CIA are greatly concerned when a Moonraker spacecraft is hijacked and stolen en route to Britain. When Bond attempts to investigate the owner of the Moonraker organization, Hugo Drax, he is met with multiple attempts on his life.


Day 12 - For Your Eyes Only (1981)

A British spy vessel sinks after accidentally trawling an old naval mine. In the wreckage at the bottom of the sea lies a piece of technology capable of coordinating ballistic missile attacks with other submarines around the world. To prevent the technology falling into the wrong hands, Bond is sent to retrieve it.


Day 13 - Octopussy (1983)

MI6's 009 agent is killed when in possession of a fake Faberge egg. When the real egg appears for sale in an auction, Bond is sent to investigate the possibility of foul play.

Day 14 - A View To A Kill (1985)

When a microchip manufactured by wealthy tech CEO Max Zorin is found on the body of an MI6 agent, Bond investigates Zorin Industries. In doing so, Bond uncovers a scheme to destroy California's silicon valley.


Day 15 - The Living Daylights (1987)

Bond assists a KGB General in their defection to the West. With intel from the General, MI6 learn of a shift in Soviet policy that puts many of its agents at serious risk. To prevent the deaths of any more agents, Bond is forced to become an assassin.

Day 16 - Licence To Kill (1989)

When Bond and his CIA friend Felix Leiter capture wanted drug lord Franz Sanchez, all appears well for Felix's wedding. But when Sanchez escapes, severely wounds Felix and kills his new wife, Bond is forced to go rogue from MI6 in order to enact revenge on his friend's assailant.


Day 17 - GoldenEye (1995)

A devastating attack using electromagnetic pulse technology is carried out in Siberia. The attack was accomplished using old Soviet-era technology named GoldenEye, and appears to have been carried out by the Janus crime syndicate. But within that syndicate, an old associate of Bond's is out for revenge.


Day 18 - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

A British frigate is sent off-course into Chinese-occupied waters, and destroyed by media mogul Elliot Carver's stealth vessel. Believing the Chinese to be behind the attack, the British admiralty prepare to deploy a fleet to investigate the sinking. With just 48 hours to prevent possible global conflict, it's up to Bond to uncover the truth.


Day 19 - The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Bond retrieves the money of a wealthy oil tycoon from a Swiss bank. But the money is booby-trapped and upon its return kills its owner. MI6 track down the assassin and find it to be ex-KGB operative turned terrorist, Renard. Bond is sent to protect the tycoon's daughter from any possible attempt on her life.


Day 20 - Die Another Day (2002)

On a mission in North Korea, Bond is captured and tortured for more than a year. Upon his release, Bond sets out to discover who betrayed him, though the answer appears to be connected to a North Korean operative he thought he had killed.


At the start of his life as a 007 agent, James Bond is about to face one of his first missions. Sent to investigate a terrorist organization, Bond is tasked with bankrupting its financier, Le Chiffre, in a game of high stakes poker.

Day 22 - Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Bond brings the enigmatic Mr White to M for questioning, where the two learn of a secretive organization known as Quantum. When Mr White escapes, Bond follows a trail of clues to fellow Quantum member, and environmentalist and entrepreneur Dominic Greene.


Day 23 - Skyfall (2012)

When a hard drive containing the names of various undercover operatives falls into enemy hands, and the MI6 headquarters is destroyed in an explosion, M faces increasing calls to retire. Bond's new mission is to discover who is behind the attacks and put a stop to them.

Day 24 - Spectre (2015)

After assassinating a terrorist and preventing an attack in Mexico City, Bond attends the funeral in Rome. There, he uncovers a trail of breadcrumbs to the real force behind the Quantum organization... SPECTRE, and its head Ernst Stavro Blofeld.


Day 25 - Conclusion + Movie Rankings

From strongest to weakest, here are my rankings of every Bond film on this marathon!

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