Licence to Kill

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Licence to Kill

PG-13

1989

2h 13m

Action

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James Bond (Timothy Dalton) takes on his most-daring adventure after he turns renegade and tracks down one of the international drug cartel's most-brutal and powerful leaders. After the murder of his just-married friend, he is fighting not only for country and justice, but for personal revenge!

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Critics Consensus

License to Kill is darker than many of the other Bond entries, with Timothy Dalton playing the character with intensity, but it still has some solid chases and fight scenes.

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Leonard Maltin

Video Review

Aug 5, 2022

3/4

Licence to Kill is just the shot in the arm the James Bond series has been needing.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Apr 13, 2020

B+

I think it's very underrated.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

May 20, 2014

Every once in a while, [the Bond series] pulls in its stomach, pops the gun from its cummerbund, arches its eyebrow and gets off another bull's-eye. The newest, Licence to Kill, is probably one of the five or six best of Bond.

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

Apr 23, 2024

Many may have forgotten Dalton’s time as the iconic agent, but whether you remember him or not, it’s worth sinking your teeth into.

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Tom Ryan

The Sunday Age

Jul 25, 2023

It's helped by Sanchez, its wonderful villain, simultaneously sadistic and principled, played as Bond's opposite with a superbly sinister aloofness by Robert Davi. And the ending is suitably spectacular.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Aug 28, 2022

B-

This is far from a terrible movie as it is easy to sit through and has plenty of enjoyable moments but it also isn't well balanced enough to be a classic.

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William

Oct 20, 2026

Classic Bond film. Good story and steady pace.

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Tim

Oct 20, 2026

Great seeing this on the big screen! Loved it

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Frank

Oct 12, 2022

The usual unbelevable mess James gets into, with an inevitable bruised and lacerated successful result. Acting is superb to point of making the crazy show believable!

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diam0ndkiller T

@diam0ndkiller Oct 2, 2026

You never know who's who...

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 Sep 13, 2026

The worldwide gross is $156,200,000.00.

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Mickey B

@Mickerdoo Aug 31, 2026

Dalton does a pretty good Bond (but probably like 5th best). Davi is a shoe in villain. Lowell and Soto pull their own. Needs less Florida.

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Synopsis

James Bond (Timothy Dalton) takes on his most-daring adventure after he turns renegade and tracks down one of the international drug cartel's most-brutal and powerful leaders. After the murder of his just-married friend, he is fighting not only for country and justice, but for personal revenge!

Director: John Glen
Producer: Michael G. Wilson, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter: Richard Maibaum
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, Danjaq Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 1989, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.7M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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