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.
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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
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Roger Moore
Stacey Sutton
Tanya Roberts
Max Zorin
Christopher Walken
May Day
Grace Jones
Tibbett
Patrick Macnee
Scarpine
Patrick Bauchau
Chuck Lee
David Yip
Pola Ivanova
Fiona Fullerton
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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 3, 2026
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.
Fan & Critic Buzz
Viewers have mixed opinions, with some considering it one of the better entries in the franchise. Others find it dull, lacking motivation and inspiration, and believe Roger Moore's performance is his weakest as 007. Some praise Christopher Walken's performance as a redeeming factor.
Reviews
**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…
