For Your Eyes Only
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Trailer
Director
John Glen
Writer
Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Ian Fleming
Studio
EON Productions, United Artists
Release
1981-06-24
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Roger Moore
Melina Havelock
Carole Bouquet
Milos Columbo
Chaim Topol
Aristotle Kristatos
Julian Glover
Bibi Dahl
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Countess Lisl von Schlaf
Cassandra Harris
Jacoba Brink
Jill Bennett
Emile Leopold Locque
Michael Gothard
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Critical Assessment
For Your Eyes Only holds 6.7/10 on IMDb (117K votes), 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 64% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 3, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedFor Your Eyes Only's 6.7 IMDb average and 69% Rotten Tomatoes score place it solidly mid-pack in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Fan & Critic Buzz
Viewers praise "For Your Eyes Only" for its non-stop action, beautiful scenery, and classic Bond elements, considering it one of the best entries in the series. Some critics consider it an epic Bond film that effectively balances action and wit. The movie is generally seen as a return to form after some of Moore's other outings.
Reviews
Bibi vs. Melina Agent 007 (Roger Moore) seeks to apprehend a lost British encryption device in order to prevent the Soviets from acquiring it as events switch from the Ionian Sea to a villa in Spain to wintery actions in Northern Italy to a Greek Island to Albania to an abandoned…
Wuchak · 8/10This and the Spy Who Loved me were Roger Moore's top 2 of his own Bond films... and I can see that. It's not as over-the-top as Moonraker (which is one of the worst Bond movies ever made), it's not as silly as some of his other outings, although, if you are a Moore fan that hasn'…
GenerationofSwine · 10/10This is an epic Bond film. 007 is sent to beat Russia to find an important device that sank in the ocean. It's important to the security of the British people. There is non stop action, beautiful women, beautiful scenery, exotic locales, wit, gadgets, everything that makes Bond m…
drystyx · 9/10A British spy trawler is sunk in the Aegean Sea. Oceanographer Jack Hedley ("Havelock") is tasked with trying to find the ship before a vital piece of tracking hardware falls into enemy hands. Things don't go to plan though, and once the wreck has been located a brutal murder ens…
CinemaSerf · 6/10Definitely my favorite James Bond entry, as 007 must retrieve a device that can control nuclear weapons before it falls into the wrong (Soviet) hands. Moore cruises through, the action is excellent, and the film moves along briskly. (PG)- Physical violence, gun violence, mild gor…
tmdb76622195 · 9/10Another Bond I used to not like, while I have never seen this as one of the worst like Diamonds Are Forever, A View to a Kill and Licence to Kill, I did used to not like this film, but now I see it as a top 10 Bond film.
tmdb93836550 · 8/10
