The World Is Not Enough
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
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Director
Michael Apted
Writer
Bruce Feirstein, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Ian Fleming
Studio
EON Productions
Release
1999-11-17
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Cast & Characters
James Bond
Pierce Brosnan
Elektra
Sophie Marceau
Renard
Robert Carlyle
Christmas Jones
Denise Richards
Valentin Zukovsky
Robbie Coltrane
M
Judi Dench
Q
Desmond Llewelyn
R
John Cleese
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Critical Assessment
The World Is Not Enough holds 6.4/10 on IMDb (222K votes), 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 49% audience score.
Critics and audiences are broadly aligned on this one.
Ratings as of August 3, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedThe World Is Not Enough's 6.4 IMDb average and 51% Rotten Tomatoes score place it among the more divisive entries in the 60-plus-year Bond franchise.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie received mixed reviews with some critics calling the story "weak" and the supporting cast "average". Others praised the film for its villains, character development, and action sequences, calling it one of their favorite Bond films. The general reaction was negative overall, with one critic stating that something went wrong after Goldeneye.
Reviews
Revenge is not hard to fathom for a man who believes in nothing. The World is Not Enough is directed by Michael Apted and adapted to screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein, using characters created by Ian Fleming. Music is scored by David Arnold and cinematogr…
John Chard · 7/10_**The oil pipeline in central Asia episode**_ After a British oil tycoon is assassinated, agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan) traces the hit to a crazy ex-KGB terrorist (Robert Carlyle) and travels to the Caspian Sea/Black Sea area to protect a sultry oil heiress, the daughter of the mur…
Wuchak · 6/10I am afraid I struggled with this film right from the get-go. Not that Pierce Brosnan doesn't turn in a decent enough effort as "007", it's the supporting cast that are pretty average and the story - it is just so weak. Arch-baddie "Renard" (Robert Carlyle) has been shot in the h…
CinemaSerf · 6/10Love Brosnan as Bond but man was he straddled with a bad script and even worse casting with Denise Richards playing a nuclear scientist. I get pre-Craig Bonds always had a tongue-in-cheek streak to them and ridiculous scenes (the opening boat chase was laughable once it went to t…
JPV852 · 6/10**One of my favorite Bond films with surprising villains, more profound character development, great action, and a fitting farewell to a beloved character.** The World Is Not Enough's massive box office success resulted from its excellent villains, beautiful filming locations, gr…
The Movie Mob · 9/10So Goldeneye wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either and it was a solid entry into the 007 franchise. Tomorrow Never Dies was fan-freaking-tastic.... ... and then this. Yay, it's 007. What the heck happened? I'm thinking Goldeneye (N64) happened. I'm thinking that they made close…
GenerationofSwine · 1/10This begins the total collapse of Bond films. We have the usual formula of beautiful women and lots of action, but here the action is very unmotivated. Bond finds himself a body guard to a spoiled beauty queen, and we figure out early that the real heroine is the more matter of f…
drystyx · 1/10Not really that fused on this, it's quite silly.
tmdb93836550 · 8/10
