Licence to Kill

PG-13

Released Jul 14, 1989

2 hr. 13 min.

Action

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64 Reviews

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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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Frank

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!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/12/22

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Tom F

Timothy Dalton in a just okay outing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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James B

an awesome bond film great film cool seeing bendico del toro so young it this film great villian and awesome bond girls highly recommend

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Elvis D

Timothy Dalton regresa por segunda y última vez como James Bond en esta película que nos presenta al querido agente 007 en una lucha contra un narcotraficante. Aquí la franquicia ya parece tomar un rumbo distinto por tocar el tema del narco tráfico y ser más cruda en las escenas de muerte. Eso hace que la película sea algo curiosa en una franquicia donde vemos a un espía luchando contra villanos que tienen deseos de dominio mundial. Viendo las películas de la franquicia, los villanos de Bond han ido evolucionando y adaptándose a las distintas épocas. Otro detalle sobre esta película es que se siente humorística en gran parte. Las películas anteriores siempre tuvieron humor, pero aquí se les fue un poco la mano. Hay escenas que llegan a ser tan exageradas que terminan siendo muy divertidas de ver. Eso no se aplica solo a algunas escenas de acción, sino también a algunos de los instrumentos que James utiliza, como la crema dental explosiva o el arma que parece cámara. Licence To Kill no es exactamente una de las mejores películas de la franquicia, pero es una película muy entretenida e interesante por tener una atmosfera diferente. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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luke f

one of the best bond films

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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David W

I enjoyed Moores stint as Bond, it had excitement and humour but became increasingly silly and needed a reset. Daltons much darker and more realistically human approach was a perfect bit of casting and made for a great Bond. This is one of my favourites of the franchise and for my tastes better than the following rather 'plastic' feeling Brosnan era.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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John Glen

Director

Timothy Dalton

James Bond

Carey Lowell

Pam Bouvier

Robert Davi

Franz Sanchez

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Anthony Zerbe

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

Rated: 3/4

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Chris Stuckmann

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I think it's very underrated.

Rated: B+

Apr 13, 2020

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

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.

May 20, 2014

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

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.

Apr 23, 2024

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Tom Ryan

The Sunday Age

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.

Jul 25, 2023

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

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.

Rated: B-

Aug 28, 2022

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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
Screenwriter: Michael G. Wilson, 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
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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