There are two main ways to watch the series: by (how audiences experienced them) or by Chronological Timeline (the order of the story).

Live and Let Die (1973): Bond takes on a Harlem drug lord in a film heavily influenced by the Blaxploitation genre.

You cannot discuss Bond order without mentioning the 1967 parody Casino Royale (starring David Niven) and the 1983 Never Say Never Again (starring an aged Connery).

The early James Bond films were produced by Eon Productions, with Sean Connery playing the iconic role of Bond. The following films were released during this period:

Pierce Brosnan took on the role of Bond for four films:

Does order really matter? Not really. Bond is Bond. You can drop into Goldfinger on a rainy Tuesday and have a great time. But if you watch them in order—from the seedy black-and-white fight in Dr. No to the tears of No Time to Die —you aren’t just watching movies.