Thunderball (1965) Reviews & Ratings

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Thunderball reviews

Thunderball holds a 6.7/10 average from 2,728 TMDB ratings.

Sir, I'd respectfully request that you change my assignment to Nassau. Thunderball is directed by Terence Young and adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins from a story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming. It stars Sean Connery, Adolfo Celi, Claudine Auger, Rick Van Nutter and Martine Beswick. Music is scored by John Barry and cinematography by Ted Moore. The fourth outing for James…
— John Chard (7/10)

It can be difficult and not very useful to compare the early James Bond movies to the later ones. The female characters become more than merely ornamental and more interesting, the plots become more intricate, the villains less stereotypical, and the special effects better and better. Having said all that, I must confess I give Thunderball a pass on any such criticism or comparison, for a rather odd and personal rea…
— Peter McGinn (10/10)

_**James Bond underwater adventure with the best female cast**_ After a couple atomic bombs are stolen from the RAF, agent 007 (Sean Connery) travels to Nassau, Bahamas, to clash with SPECTRE agent Emil Largo (Adolfo Celi) and his femme fatale accomplice (Luciana Paluzzi). Claudine Auger is on hand as Largo’s naïve woman. "Thunderball" (1965) is one of my favorites of Connery’s run in the franchise due to the intere…
— Wuchak (8/10)

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

Movies like Thunderball

If you enjoyed Thunderball, these movies have a similar feel:

• Never Say Never Again (1983)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
• A View to a Kill (1985)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Octopussy (1983)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

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