James Bond has a respectable 24 movies to his name (although that can vary a bit by how you count). All of these movies add up to 50.6 hours of movie time. Sounds like perfect material for a James Bond movie marathon, right? Unfortunately, shaken or stirred, a James Bond movie marathon would be an awkward experience in the 24-hour format.
To start, if you add a standard 15 minute break between the 24 movies, that adds up to about 57 hours, or an awkward 2.3 24-hour movie marathons.
On top of that, there is no good breaking point between on series of actors and another. Sean Connery’s Bond films adds up to 14 hours (837 minutes). Roger Moore’s Bond films add up to 14.7 hours (882 minutes). So a Sean Connery marathon is too short, a Roger Moore marathon is too short, and both together is too long. All the other Bonds clock in at 19.4 hours, not quite enough either!
The Sean Connery series
- Dr. No (1962) – 110 minutes
- From Russia With Love (1963) – 115 minutes
- Goldfinger (1964) – 110 minutes
- Thunderball (1965) – 130 minutes
- You Only Live Twice (1967) – 117 minutes
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – 140 minutes
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – 115 minutes
The Roger Moore Series
- Live And Let Die (1973) – 121 minutes
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – 125 minutes
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – 125 minutes
- Moonraker (1979) – 126 minutes
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) – 128 minutes
- Octopussy (1983) – 131 minutes
- A View to a Kill (1985) – 126 minutes
The Timothy Dalton Series
- The Living Daylights (1987) – 130 minutes
- License to Kill (1989) – 133 minutes
The Pierce Brosnan Series
- Goldeneye (1995) – 130 minutes
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – 119 minutes
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) – 128 minutes
- Die Another Day (2002) – 133 minutes
The Daniel Craig Series
- Casino Royale (2006) – 144 minutes
- Quantum of Solace (2008) – 106 minutes
- Skyfall (2012) – 143 minutes
- Spectre (2015) – 148 minutes
On the plus side, you can buy almost all of them from Amazon.
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