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Tomorrow Never Dies

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Media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants his news empire to reach every country on the globe, but the Chinese government will not allow him to broadcast there. Carver doesn't take no for an answer and plans to use his media empire to fuel flames of war between the Western world and China. Thankfully, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is on to the insane news tycoon and travels to China to stop him with the help of Chinese secret agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).
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A competent, if sometimes by-the-numbers entry to the 007 franchise, Tomorrow Never Dies may not boast the most original plot but its action sequences are genuinely thrilling.

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Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) Despite the film's faults, David Arnold's score, which layers industrialised sounds over traditional orchestration, can make some sequences seem more exciting than they actually are. Rated: 3/5 Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer After weeks of media bombardment with Tomorrow Never Dies product tie-in commercials, it's clear that the studio and the film's producers have reinvented movie promotion. Now they need to focus their efforts on reinventing the Bond movies. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 1, 2015 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel In Tomorrow Never Dies, the news is mostly good. And when it comes to movies, there's no news like good news. Rated: 4/5 Nov 1, 2015 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Michelle Yeoh is our all-time favorite Bond girl. Jan 17, 2023 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Tomorrow Never Dies brings non-stop action and thrills in a fun installment of the James Bond franchise. Rated: 4/5 Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault The series has reached the point where a Bond film’s simplest, most satisfying moment comes when good old Q breaks out his cool gadgets. Rated: C Sep 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brian H Pierce's entire run as Bond was cursed with less than needed villains. This is the peak of that problem. Michelle Yeoh is wonderful all on her own, not as much chemistry with Pierce but still wonderful. Joe Don Baker brings a level of humor and joy to a otherwise needy Bond film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review James P Not as good as the fantastic Goldeneye but still pretty decent. They went downhill from here until Daniel Craig saved the franchise with Casino Royale. Teri Hatcher is HOT! Brosnan did have some hot chicks in his 4 films. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review tim s While not as grounded as Goldeneye, Brosnan's second outing proves a worthwhile follow-up. The action is entertaining, the villain serves as a joyous caricature of modern media, and a glimpse of 007's vulnerability and ruthlessness is presented. And Michelle Yeoh's counterpart to Bond is wholly adept in her own right. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/13/25 Full Review Liam D It’s one of the rare bond films where the script over shadows the action and it has themes that still scarcely relevant with Pierce Brosnan’s best performance as Bond and Michelle Yeoh being awesome, David Arnold (Stargate SG-1) score is great but the direction by Roger Spottiswoode (Terror Train) is a little workmanlike Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Mark J The action scenes in this entry combined with Michelle Yeoh being awesome bring this up a notch. It’s not as good as some previous entries in terms of plot, again I just hate the 90’s incidental music but I’ll forgive it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Kyle C Tomorrow Never Dies is my favorite Bond movie of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants his news empire to reach every country on the globe, but the Chinese government will not allow him to broadcast there. Carver doesn't take no for an answer and plans to use his media empire to fuel flames of war between the Western world and China. Thankfully, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is on to the insane news tycoon and travels to China to stop him with the help of Chinese secret agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Producer
Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Screenwriter
Bruce Feirstein
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
EON Productions, United Artists, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Danjaq Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Scenes of Action|Innuendo|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 19, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$145.0M
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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