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Franchise report · 19 films · 1971–2021

Are the James Bond Movies Woke?

Every scored film in TMDB's James Bond collection, assessed by the Consciousness Algorithm.

19
Films scored
12
Series average
2–42
Score range
+40
First film → latest

Every James Bond film

Shown in release order. Sort by score to rank them.

Diamonds Are Forever
2

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

Live and Let Die
4

Live and Let Die

1973

The Man with the Golden Gun
4

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

The Spy Who Loved Me
8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

Moonraker
4

Moonraker

1979

For Your Eyes Only
4

For Your Eyes Only

1981

Octopussy
15

Octopussy

1983

🎭
Never Say Never Again
4

Never Say Never Again

1983

A View to a Kill
4

A View to a Kill

1985

The Living Daylights
2

The Living Daylights

1987

GoldenEye
15

GoldenEye

1995

🎭
Tomorrow Never Dies
22

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

🎭💰
The World Is Not Enough
22

The World Is Not Enough

1999

🎭
Die Another Day
15

Die Another Day

2002

🎭
Casino Royale
8

Casino Royale

2006

👑
Quantum of Solace
15

Quantum of Solace

2008

🌱
Skyfall
22

Skyfall

2012

🎭
Spectre
18

Spectre

2015

🎭
No Time to Die
42

No Time to Die

2021

🎭👑✊

Did the James Bond movies get woker?

Yes: up 40 points from Diamonds Are Forever (2) to No Time to Die (42).

020406080100198020002020Diamonds Are Forever (1971): 2Live and Let Die (1973): 44The Man with the Golden Gun (1974): 4The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): 88Moonraker (1979): 4For Your Eyes Only (1981): 4Octopussy (1983): 1515Never Say Never Again (1983): 4A View to a Kill (1985): 44The Living Daylights (1987): 2GoldenEye (1995): 15Tomorrow Never Dies (1997): 2222The World Is Not Enough (1999): 22Die Another Day (2002): 1515Casino Royale (2006): 8Quantum of Solace (2008): 1515Skyfall (2012): 2222Spectre (2015): 18No Time to Die (2021): 4242
Ultra Based <20Based 20–39Woke-Adjacent 40–59Woke 60–79Peak Woke 80+Series average (12)

Highs and lows

Wokest installment

No Time to Die

2021 · Woke-Adjacent

42

Least woke installment

Diamonds Are Forever

1971 · Ultra Based

2

Biggest jump

No Time to Die

42 after Spectre (18)

+24

Biggest drop

Never Say Never Again

4 after Octopussy (15)

−11

Markers that moved most

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) against No Time to Die (2021). The grey bar is the first film, the red bar the latest.

The verdict

No. The average James Bond film scores 12 (Ultra Based). Wokest: No Time to Die (42); least woke: Diamonds Are Forever (2). Representation Casting is the most common active marker (8 of 19 films).

Scores follow the site methodology. Read the methodology.