Want to Watch a James Bond Movie? These Are My Top Picks

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So you're new to this whole James Bond thing. You're wondering: Where do I start? It's a good question. You've got more than two dozen movies to choose from, with six different actors portraying 007 in the official franchise across distinctly different eras and approaches.

I'm here to help you with that. I grew up watching Bond movies and reading the Ian Fleming books that first brought the MI6 superspy to life, a formative experience that had a knock-on effect on my first big career choice.

We're at an inflection point for Mr. Bond (or Commander Bond, if you prefer), coming up on five years since the most recent 007 movie arrived in theaters. That was No Time to Die, which rather definitively put an end to Daniel Craig's tenure. And after decades of ironclad creative control by members of the Broccoli family, Bond's fate has been placedin the...

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