Thunderball (1965)
Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!
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Thunderball rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.9/10· 137K votes
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic64%
TMDb6.7/10· 3K votesWith 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Thunderball
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.
Cast of Thunderball
Sean Connery
as James Bond
Claudine Auger
as Dominique 'Domino' Derval
Adolfo Celi
as Emilio Largo
Luciana Paluzzi
as Fiona Volpe
Rik Van Nutter
as Felix Leiter
Guy Doleman
as Count Lippe
Molly Peters
as Patricia Fearing
Martine Beswick
as Paula Caplan
Bernard Lee
as M
Desmond Llewelyn
as Q
Lois Maxwell
as Miss Moneypenny
Roland Culver
as Foreign Secretary
Thunderball facts
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $141.2M
- Collection
- James Bond Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •James Bond formula executes with spy thriller sophistication and style
- •Underwater sequences showcase impressive action choreography spectacle
- •Bahamas setting establishes exotic adventure atmosphere effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Plot mechanics feel familiar and predictable despite spectacle
- •Character development takes backseat to action sequences
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