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A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill (1985)

Has James Bond finally met his match?

Release:1985
Runtime:2h 11m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:John Glen
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureThriller
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Keywords

London EnglandHelicopterFireDrug AbuseFranceParis FranceEnglandSan Francisco California
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A View to a Kill rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 112K votes
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Metacritic40%
TMDb6.251/10· 2K votes

With 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 40/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About A View to a Kill

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.

Cast of A View to a Kill

  • Roger Moore

    Roger Moore

    as James Bond

  • Tanya Roberts

    Tanya Roberts

    as Stacey Sutton

  • Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    as Max Zorin

  • Grace Jones

    Grace Jones

    as May Day

  • Patrick Macnee

    Patrick Macnee

    as Tibbett

  • Patrick Bauchau

    Patrick Bauchau

    as Scarpine

  • David Yip

    David Yip

    as Chuck Lee

  • Fiona Fullerton

    Fiona Fullerton

    as Pola Ivanova

  • Manning Redwood

    Manning Redwood

    as Bob Conley

  • Alison Doody

    Alison Doody

    as Jenny Flex

  • Willoughby Gray

    Willoughby Gray

    as Dr. Carl Mortner

  • Desmond Llewelyn

    Desmond Llewelyn

    as Q

A View to a Kill facts

Budget
$30M
Box office
$152.4M
Collection
James Bond Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •James Bond formula delivers solid action with iconic franchise appeal
  • •Thriller pacing maintains engagement through espionage and international intrigue
  • •John Glen directs classic adventure with reliable action sequences

What the audience disliked

  • •Villain motivation feels thin despite elaborate global threat setup
  • •Romantic subplot lacks chemistry and distracts from spy thriller momentum
Saga: James Bond Collection

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