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.
Directed by John Glen · Adventure · Action · Thriller · 2h 11m · 1985
Trailer
Director
John Glen
Writer
Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Ian Fleming
Studio
EON Productions, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release
1985-05-24
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Full Plot
James Bond has one more mission. Bond returns from his travels in the U.S.S.R. with a computer chip. This chip is capable of withstanding a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that would otherwise destroy a normal chip. The chip was created by Zorin Industries, and Bond heads off to investigate its owner, Max Zorin. Zorin may only seem like an innocent man, but is really planning to set off an earthquake in San Andreas, which will wipe out all of Silicon Valley. As well as Zorin, Bond must also tackle May Day and equally menacing companion of Zorin, while dragging Stacy Sutton along for the ride.
Cast & Characters
Dr. Karl Mortner, formerly Hans Glaub, a Nazi scientist and father figure to Zorin (in the German release version, he is a Polish communist).
Willoughby GrayQ, an MI6 officer in charge of the research and development branch. He supplies 007 with his equipment for his mission.
Desmond LlewelynBob Conley, Zorin's chief mining engineer who handles his oil interests on the East Bay.
Manning RedwoodDid You Know?
Did You Know that A View to a Kill was originally envisioned as an episode of an abandoned 1958 CBS James Bond television series?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that the film's title was changed from the original short story "From a View to a Kill"?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that a disclaimer was added to the start of the film affirming that Zorin was not related to any real-life company?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Critical Assessment
A View to a Kill holds 6.3/10 on IMDb (114K votes), 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 40% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedA View to a Kill's 6.3 IMDb average and 36% Rotten Tomatoes score place it among the more divisive entries in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is A View to a Kill's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
A View to a Kill holds a 36% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 40% audience score.
What is A View to a Kill's IMDb rating?+
A View to a Kill has a 6.3/10 rating on IMDb from 111,626 votes.
What is A View to a Kill's Metacritic score?+
A View to a Kill has a Metascore of 40/100 on Metacritic.
Is A View to a Kill good? What are critics saying?+
A View to a Kill holds 6.3/10 on IMDb (114K votes), 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 40% audience score.
How long is A View to a Kill?+
A View to a Kill has a runtime of 2h 11m.
Who directed A View to a Kill?+
A View to a Kill was directed by John Glen.
Where can I watch A View to a Kill?+
A View to a Kill is available to stream, rent, or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Rakuten TV, Sky Store.
Fan & Critic Buzz
Roger Moore's final Bond film has received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. Some praise its entertainment value while others find it dull and lacking motivation. The title "A View to a Kill" is also criticized for being nonsensical, with some calling it the worst Bond movie ever made. Despite this, some fans have reevaluated their opinion of the film since discovering it.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
**Highly entertaining Bond movie** Surprisingly serious Bond movie has Roger Moore step up to the plate for the last time as 007 - this time tackling none other than a psychotic Christopher Walken. One of the better entries, this film has it all - action, humour, beautiful locale…
tmdb18359958 · 9/10Not as good as the previous four, but still a solid Bond film with Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts and Grace Jones A mission in wintery Siberia leads Agent 007 (Roger Moore) to globetrot from England to Paris to San Francisco and Silicon Valley investigating a horse-racing scam…
Wuchak · 7/10Walken, right, you can sit back and watch A View to a Kill because of Walken. But let's be honest, he is the ONLY reason that you can sit back and finish this. The 70s, by 1985, were long over and Moore was clearly the 70s era 007. The mood, the atmosphere, the silliness, the fee…
GenerationofSwine · 1/10They tried hard to make this the worst movie ever. They at least made it the worst Bond movie ever by not only making it dull, without motivation, without strategy, without inspiration, without wit, but also by giving it the dumbest title ever (what is a "view to a kill"?) and th…
drystyx · 1/10Roger Moore's last outing as 007 is his weakest. This story that Christopher Walker "Zorin" plans to dominate the world micro-chip industry by destroying California's silicon valley takes the franchise just a shade beyond credible. Whilst Grace Jones’ "May Day" is lithe and beaut…
CinemaSerf · 6/10A View to a Kill uses to he my least favourite Bond film but since I actually quite like it now that would mean that spot now goes to Spectre.
tmdb93836550 · 7/10Christopher Walken really saves this film from being a 2.5 for me , and Barry’s score is an absolute banger. Though on the DVD, the theme sounds very bass-heavy. Maybe it’s a regular thing, I don’t own the Blu-ray to this so I wouldn’t know, but I digress. Not sure why they ADR’d…
From the trailer's comments
Zorin's idea of 'ending the domination of silicon valley' would probably get quite a lot of support these days.
@chrishall7915 · 100 likesIn retrospect, Zorin was the hero we didn't know we needed.
@Naters-p6q · 51 likesThis should have been Dalton's first Bond film. It would have been interesting to see how they would have reworked it to fit Dalton's more serious style.
@ZombollaBolla-v2v · 1 likesThat's the great Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) doing the voiceover
@hamburgers274 · 42 likesBasically a remake of Goldfinger but still a great Bond movie. Walkern is clearly having a great time playing the villain
@craigsimons817 · 3 likesAmazing how silicone valley came to pass,they knew then what it would become 👌👌
@peterwalker9211 · 9 likesSo cool that Duran Duran did the theme song for this!
@MontagZoso · 70 likesYes This Is It For 007
@Tirso.Cipriano8 · 4 likes
