Licence to Kill (1989) movie poster

Licence to Kill (1989)

"James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge."
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👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 68%
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Runtime
2h 13m
Country
Mexico, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.4/10 (2,118 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
58

Cast

Timothy Dalton as James Bond · 79% avg
Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier
Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez · 73% avg
Talisa Soto as Lupe Lamora · 69% avg
Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest · 77% avg
Frank McRae as Sharkey · 80% avg
Everett McGill as Killifer · 81% avg
Wayne Newton as Professor Joe Butcher

Is Licence to Kill good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 68%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#216 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#20 / 65 · 1989
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 5 · John Glen
On ThumbScore's lists

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside. Wikipedia ↗

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