Film

Thunderball 1965

Directed by Terence Young

  • Adventure, Action, Thriller
  • 130 min
  • PG

Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!

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.

AdventureActionThrillerseafloridaparis, francespyfighter pilotbahamassanatoriumsecret organizationnuclear missilecoral reefsecret agentscuba diving

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Character

Epic, classical in form, resolved and unpretentious.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • character-ledplot-driven

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 10 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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