Die Another Day

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Die Another Day

PG-13

Released Nov 22, 2002

2h 10m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by North Korean agents and must serve a grueling prison sentence. He's finally released, and is convinced that someone in his own agency betrayed him. He escapes from custody and travels to Cuba, hot on the heels of Zao (Rick Yune), the agent who put Bond behind bars. Meanwhile, Bond begins romancing NSA agent Jinx (Halle Berry) as he uncovers a scheme concocted by Zao and British millionaire Graves (Toby Stephens), involving a highly destructive laser.

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Critics Consensus

Its action may be bit too over-the-top for some, but Die Another Day is lavishly crafted and succeeds in evoking classic Bond themes from the franchise's earlier installments.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

It's definitely [Pierce] Brosnan's worst Bond film.

Rated: D+

Apr 3, 2020

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The film is a frantic roller-coaster ride from which you emerge exhausted, with a massive blur in the head.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 3, 2019

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

It's the same old Bond.

Nov 2, 2015

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The over-reliance on epic CGI effects results in a few chinks in the spectacle (the tidal wave looks like a video game effect), but the thrill-topping succession of death-defying disasters and unbelievable battles... just don’t stop coming.

May 4, 2024

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Kent M. Wilhelm

Tilt Magazine

Producing this milestone film is an unenviable task of immense responsibility. Unfortunately, the result is a clumsy homage –an attempt to concoct a grand confection with ingredients of varied quality and a baker that wasn’t up to the task.

Jul 21, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

It really doesn't matter how Lee Tamahori directed the film or what Neal Purvis and Robert Wade did with their script because Die Another Day was screwed from the moment that The Bourne Identity opened in theaters.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 19, 2022

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Frank

Ingenius throughout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/22

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Liam D

Die Another Day has some big glaring issues that I can understand why they had to set the reboot button but some legit fun action sequences and nostalgia cannot make me hate this movie. Call it a guilty pleasure

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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James f

Extremely underrated. Being tortured by pretty North Korean guards, A dishevelled scruffy Bond entering an elite hotel with fanfare, an innovative song by Madonna - all worth the admission James Bond should be fun and not whiny and this film delivers on the fun stakes and goes nowhere near the daddy didn't love me tirade of the later flicks.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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tim s

It starts out promising, with a thrilling opening sequence, but soon falls into the realm of hokey for much of the remaining runtime. Pierce Brosnan maintains his usual suave persona, and the cars (even the invisible one) are as sleek as ever. The silliness creeps in when the villain physically alters his appearance and voice, and when Bond out-sails a horrendously digital tidal wave. Still, this isn't the worst 007 outing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Mark J

Possibly the worst Bond film. Still like Bond himself and the cars. Other than that it is too silly a plot, almost every character is awful and the refresh to a more serious tone was clearly needed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Obi-wan K

Goffy pacing once again

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Synopsis

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by North Korean agents and must serve a grueling prison sentence. He's finally released, and is convinced that someone in his own agency betrayed him. He escapes from custody and travels to Cuba, hot on the heels of Zao (Rick Yune), the agent who put Bond behind bars. Meanwhile, Bond begins romancing NSA agent Jinx (Halle Berry) as he uncovers a scheme concocted by Zao and British millionaire Graves (Toby Stephens), involving a highly destructive laser.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Italia, UGC-Fox Distribution, Gativideo, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 20th Century Fox of Germany
Production Co: Eon Productions Ltd., United Artists, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Danjaq Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sexuality|Action/Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $160.2M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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