Casino Royale
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Trailer
Director
Martin Campbell
Writer
Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Paul Haggis, Ian Fleming
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, EON Productions
Release
2006-11-14
Runtime
2h 24m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Daniel Craig
Vesper Lynd
Eva Green
Le Chiffre
Mads Mikkelsen
M
Judi Dench
Felix Leiter
Jeffrey Wright
Mathis
Giancarlo Giannini
Solange
Caterina Murino
Alex Dimitrios
Simon Abkarian
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Critical Assessment
Casino Royale holds 8.0/10 on IMDb (751K votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 90% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 3, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedCasino Royale's 8.0 IMDb average and 94% Rotten Tomatoes score place it among the stronger entries in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The public reaction to "Casino Royale" is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising Daniel Craig's portrayal of James Bond as a brutal and charming character. Some consider it a perfect debut for Craig, while others mention it as one of the best Bond films ever made. The movie has stood the test of time, still being nostalgically remembered years later.
Reviews
**2006 - the year they turned Bond into a common soccer hooligan.** In 2006, the film makers - no longer under the watchful eye of the late Cubby Broccoli decided to run away from making James Bond movies. They also cast a short blonde man as 007. They screwed with the gun barrel…
Potential Kermode · 3/10Arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand in hand. Casino Royale is directed by Martin Campbell and adapted by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis from a story written by Ian Fleming. It stars Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright & Giancarlo Gi…
John Chard · 9/10i liked Daniel Craig more as the right bond with action, charm, cunning all in one
krismdb · 8/10Great James Bond movie and perfect debut for Daniel Craig. He may, at least in the last couple outings, resent the role, he makes for a bruiser version of the character. Pierce Brosnan is still my favorite as his movies came out in the 90s (i.e. the years for watching Bond movies…
JPV852 · 9/10_**Daniel Craig debuts as Bond**_ Based on Ian Fleming’s novel, “Casino Royale” (2006) goes back to the beginning with James Bond (Daniel Craig) earning his 00 status with MI6. ‘M’ (Judi Dench) then sends Bond after a private banker who funds terrorists (Mads Mikkelsen), which le…
Wuchak · 8/10FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/casino-royale-spoiler-free-review "Casino Royale is a near-perfect debut of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. This brutal version of the famous protagonist is beautifully interpreted by Craig, who contradicted…
Manuel São Bento · 8/10From the breathtaking stunts in the opening chase to the suspenseful high-stakes poker game, ‘Casino Royale’ gets everything right, introducing Craig as a tougher, grittier and more realistic Bond. James Bond. 10/10
AstroNoud · 10/10As reboots go, this is probably the best I've seen. Daniel Craig takes up the mantle of Ian Fleming's "007" in this two-part thriller that starts off at break neck speed and rarely drops below third gear for almost 2½ hours. Having just attained his licence to kill status - after…
CinemaSerf · 7/10It honestly wasn't bad and I really hate Daniel Craig as James Bond, he seems to be the only person on earth that does NOT want to be James Bond. And it kind of sucks watching someone play Bond that doesn't look like he wants to be there. And then there is the fact that they rebo…
GenerationofSwine · 6/10Depressingly predictably Hollywood. This is hardly a 007 movie, and can't be called a "film". It's just the same Hollywood formula of contriving a story to be as depressing as possible. The same formula Hollywood had prided itself on since about 1965. It's very dull, and there's…
drystyx · 1/10This generally considered the best Bond film and for me it's top 3.
tmdb93836550 · 10/10Casino Royale (2006) is not just entertaining action, but contributes a ton to film history. Nearly everything about this movie is perfect - the fights, plot, and most of all, the iconic torture scene. The only things about this movie that don't deliver flawlessly are the slightl…
Darkflame4 · 9/10
From the trailer's comments
That last trailer....nearly killed me
@paranjaysinh8 · 70 likesThank God I didn't see the trailer before I watched the movie!! It shows too much!!
@sahdeokumarravi9870 · 61 likes14 years ago.... One of the finest bond film ever ❤️
@parameswaranrajendran · 145 likesStill Craig‘s best!
@davider6884 · 116 likesBest Bond Movie made till date... Wishing the best for No Time To Die
@mayanksharma7438 · 187 likesIt was the beginning of a new era. 14 years. How nostalgic.
@diobrando482 · 36 likesVesper lynd is easilly the best bond girl.
@EzRida04 · 260 likesNow that I think about it again, after 500 times watching Casino Royale...this trailer revealed too much..lol
@renosvoyage · 40 likes
