Sean Connery Bond Films Ranked: Here are all Sean Connery's 007 movies from best to worst according to Rotten Tomatoes
There have been a total of 27 films featuring agent 007, with seven actors taking on the dream role so far – Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
An eighth is expected to be announced soon, with a number of famous faces in the frame, after Craig confirmed ‘No Time To Die’ would be his swansong.
It was Scotland’s Sean Connery who was the original Bond, making his debut as the British spy in Dr. No six decades ago in 1962.
And according to film experts, nobody has done it better, with four Connery Bond films in the top 10 most critically-appraised according to online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Here are all of ‘Big Tam’s’ outings as 007 ranked in order of greatness.
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It was Scotland’s Sean Connery who was the original Bond, making his debut as the British spy in Dr. No six decades ago in 1962.
5. You Only Live Twice
Rounding out the top five Bond films starring Big Tam is You Only Live Twice. With 78 per cent positive reviews it's 14th in the all-timer list. It sees American and Russian spacecrafts going missing, threatening an escalation of the Cold War to nuclear war. Bond fakes his own death to go undercover to investigate a global conspiracy led by Donald Pleasence's memorable evil mastermind Blofeld. The 1967 film pretty much inspired the majority of Mike Myers' Bond spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Photo: Len Trievnor
6. Never Say Never Again
1983's Never Say Never again saw Connery belatedly perfom his Bond swansong in an 'unofficial' 007 film (in that it was, along with David Niven's 1967 film Casino Royale, one of only two Bonds not released by Eon Films). By this time Roger Moore had become the official face of Bond and had starred in five films, with another (Octopussy) tobe released in the same year. It sees an aging James Bond suspended from active duty after making an uncharacteristic mistake, only to be reinstated when SPECTRE steal two nucleur weapons and it becomes apparent he's the only man who can foil their evil plans. It was still a critical hit, attracting 71 per cent positive reviews. Photo: Hulton Archive
7. Diamonds Are Forever
It's an indication of just how good Sean Connery was as Bond that even his lowest rated film is still rated the 18th best of all time, with 63 per cent postive reviews meaning it beats the likes of Spectre, Moonraker and A View to a Kill. While investigating strange goings-on in the global diamond market, Bond discovers that his nemesis Blofeld is stockpiling the gems to build a deadly weapon in his quest for world domination. Photo: Evening Standard