GoldenEye
When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.
Directed by Martin Campbell · Adventure · Action · Thriller · 2h 10m · 1995
Trailer
Director
Martin Campbell
Writer
Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein, Ian Fleming, Michael France
Studio
EON Productions
Release
1995-11-16
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Full Plot
When a deadly satellite weapon system falls into the wrong hands, only Agent James Bond 007 (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from certain disaster. Armed with his licence to kill, Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for "GoldenEye", an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pulse toward Earth. But 007 is up against an enemy who anticipates his every move: a mastermind motivated by years of simmering hatred. Bond also squares off against Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Pierce Brosnan
Natalya Simonova
Izabella Scorupco
Xenia Onatopp
Famke Janssen
Jack Wade
Joe Don Baker
M
Judi Dench
Valentin Zukovsky
Robbie Coltrane
Dmitri Mishkin
Tchéky Karyo
General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, Commander of Russia's Space Division. He is secretly an agent of Janus, who abuses his authority and position to obtain control over GoldenEye.
Gottfried John
Boris Grishenko, a geeky computer programmer at Severnaya, later revealed to be an affiliate of Janus.
Alan Cumming
Bill Tanner, M's chief of staff.
Michael Kitchen
Caroline, an MI6 psychological and psychiatric evaluator whom Bond seduces at the beginning of the film.
Serena Gordon
Q, the head of Q Branch (research and development division of the British Secret Service).
Desmond LlewelynMiss Moneypenny, M's secretary.
Samantha Bond
Irina, Zukovsky's tone-deaf mistress.
Minnie Driver
Did You Know?
Here's a summary of the article about the making and reception of the James Bond film "GoldenEye":
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*Making of the Film**
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The car chase between the Aston Martin DB5 and the Ferrari F355 was meticulously planned due to the vastly different cars.
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Nails were attached to the F355 tires to make it skid, and during one take, the two cars collided.
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Critical Assessment
GoldenEye holds 7.2/10 on IMDb (288K votes), 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 83% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedGoldenEye's 7.2 IMDb average and 81% Rotten Tomatoes score place it solidly mid-pack in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is GoldenEye's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
GoldenEye holds a 81% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 83% audience score.
What is GoldenEye's IMDb rating?+
GoldenEye has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDb from 281,321 votes.
What is GoldenEye's Metacritic score?+
GoldenEye has a Metascore of 65/100 on Metacritic.
Is GoldenEye good? What are critics saying?+
GoldenEye holds 7.2/10 on IMDb (288K votes), 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 83% audience score.
How long is GoldenEye?+
GoldenEye has a runtime of 2h 10m.
Who directed GoldenEye?+
GoldenEye was directed by Martin Campbell.
Where can I watch GoldenEye?+
GoldenEye is available to stream, rent, or buy on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, YouTube.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie "GoldenEye" received positive reviews with praise for Pierce Brosnan's performance, Sean Bean's villainous role, and Famke Janssen's character. Reviewers also appreciated the film's campy tone and familiarity with the Bond franchise. However, some critics noted that the plot was thin and predictable.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
Really solid entry into the series with Brosnan, who is personally my favorite Bond, is great. The plot is on the thin side but is helped having Sean Bean as the sinister villain and of course Famke Janssen makes for an amazingly sexy psychopath with, ahem, incredible thighs. **4…
JPV852 · 8/10_**The Russia installment, plus Pierce Brosnan’s debut**_ Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan) returns to Russia to investigate the theft of a space-based electromagnetic pulse weapon, which destroyed a radar facility in Siberia with only one survivor (Izabella Scorupco). Sean Bean plays a…
Wuchak · 7/10**Goldeneye is the gold standard of spy movies and Bond films.** Goldeneye edges out Casino Royale and Skyfall as my favorite Bond film of all time. After decades of campy James Bond movies like Octopussy and A View to a Kill, Bond felt more like a punchline than a suave master s…
The Movie Mob · 10/10Well, it was nice to see Bond back on the screen, and just in time for me to get my Drivers License, so this isn't the 1st 007 film I ever saw on the big screen, but it's the first that I got to drive myself to. And I remember that the media kept asking "who will be 007's villain…
GenerationofSwine · 10/10This 007 movie begins with Bond and a fellow agent performing heroics, and the other agent is killed. However, even when this movie was made, it is quite obvious that the other agent wasn't killed, and that he is actually the villain. That isn't even a spoiler. Bond deals with Ru…
drystyx · 2/10This actually starts out quite promisingly with a double-hander between Pierce Brosnan's "007" and his colleague "006/Alec" (Sean Bean) having a battle royal then a rogue general pinching the controls for a deadly satellites system - and that's pretty much all before Tina Turner…
CinemaSerf · 6/10GoldenEye is another favourite of mine that is so close to being top 5 Bond.
tmdb93836550 · 9/10
From the trailer's comments
Brosnan's BOND is the combination of Moore's Dalton's and Connery's BOND
@novemberdelta2668 · 45 likesThis trailer is the entire film in under 3 minutes just muddled up
@Badgeman89 · 102 likes"Most famous secret agent" Ah yes, incognito mode onff
@br.l.f · 30 likesMy favorite Bond movie. Best one with Pierce Brosnan.
@djschu116 · 54 likesEasily one of the best of the series. But seriously, imagine seeing this before the film released and already know about 006’s betrayal.
@dhughesy2023 · 501 likesImagine if the trailer for The Empire Strikes Back ruined the “I am your father” reveal. That’s basically what happened here!
@SFisher1993 · 156 likesSaw this at the cinema when it came out. The buzz was amazing. People cheered.
@bodieofci5418 · 85 likesOne of the best Bond movies ever. Playing in cinemas the night I was born.
@Adamdow95 · 16 likes
