Dr. No
Now meet the most extraordinary gentleman spy in all fiction!
1962 • 110 min • Adventure · Action · Thriller
Synopsis
Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 8 · 75%
- 70 Audience · 4131 · 25%
Agent 007 heads to Jamaica to investigate a disappearance, uncovering a plot by the mysterious Dr. No to disrupt the U.S. space program. He teams up with Honey Ryder to infiltrate Dr. No's island lair and stop his destructive plan. The film features classic spy action with a mix of espionage, exotic locations, and villainous schemes.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Characters are threatened with various dangers
- Some suggestive attire and situations
- Martinis and social drinking are common
What it models well
- Courage in the face of danger
- Resourcefulness and quick thinking
- Protecting global interests
Talk about it after
- The Cold War context and international espionage
- The scientific advancements and their potential for misuse
- Heroic actions versus personal risks
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Top billed cast
Director: Terence Young • Crew: Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, Richard Maibaum
Trailers & clips
DR. NO | Bond, James Bond.
Dr. No ≣ 1962 ≣ Trailer #1 ≣ Remastered
Dr. No ≣ 1962 ≣ Trailer #2 ≣ Remastered
Dr. No (1962) Original Trailer [HD]
DR. NO | Bond wakes up with a tarantula in his bed
DR. NO | Bond meets Honey
Dr. No (1962) theatrical trailer [FTD-0008]
ABC Dr. No 1983 Movie Special bumper
Reviewer notes
RecommendedGood first entry in the long-running franchise featuring fun action and an amazing suave performance from Sean Connery, to go along with the stunning beauty of Ursula Andress in that iconic swimsuit. I hadn't seen this one in many years and still is so entertaining even if the titular Dr. No wasn't terribly memorable. **3.75/5**
RecommendedDr. No is one of the most iconic and best Bond films. If it wasn't for this we wouldn't have Goldfinger or The Spy Who Loved Me or Casino Royale or GoldenEye, this film needs more love and appreciation.
RecommendedThis first cinema outing for James Bond is actually quite lucky it managed to spawn any sequels at all... Sean Connery is suave and debonair as the British Secret Agent dispatched to Jamaica to investigate a mysterious murder with potentially far more serious repercussions. Ursula Andress is great as the first "Bond girl" but the film itself is a bit short on substance.…
RecommendedDr. No finds Sean Connery as a heroic spy named Bond. James Bond 007 to his comrades. While this is in the stage of Bond movies being spy movies, there is a hint of the extravagant classic films that follow. We don't quite get too many exotic locales, but we get a hint of them, and a hint of the beautiful women and of Bond's morality in a world of hate. Bond kills to stop killers.…
RecommendedIt's the one that started it all isn't it? So of course there is that faction that says that Dr. No is the all time best 007 movie ever made... because credit I guess. I still like the From Russia with Love v Goldfinger debate. But what you have in Dr. No is the true, pompous, womanizing, alcoholic, chain smoking, gambling, brand conscious cold blooded assassin 007... you know, the Bond that we are SUPPOSED to have.…
Recommended_**Say YES to “Dr. No”**_ After an MI6 chief & his secretary are murdered in Jamaica, agent 007 (Sean Connery) is sent to investigate. He teams-up with a boatman (John Kitzmiller) with focus on a mysterious nearby island owned by a shady German-Chinese mogul (Joseph Wiseman). Jack Lord is on hand as a CIA agent and Ursula Andress as a shell diver Based on Ian Fleming’s 1958 novel, “Dr.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThe Americans are fools. I offered my services, they refused. So did the East. Now they can both pay for their mistake. Dr. No is directed by Terence Young and co-adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood & Berkely Mather from the novel of the same name written by Ian Fleming. It stars Sean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord & John Kitzmiller.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAn extraordinary manifesto for not just the longest-running film series to date, but for an entire genre. People often forget just how important in the grand scheme of things a first film is, and how it was so requisite that Sean Connery had to be just right, the Bond girls, the action, music cues, opening scene, credits sequence, etc.…
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