All 5 of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies ranked from worst to best
By Bryce Olin
3. Skyfall
- Release Date: Nov. 9, 2012
- Director: Sam Mendes
- Writer: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Judi Dench, Ben Whishaw, and Rory Kinnear
- Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video
- Where to rent or buy: Apple TV+, Amazon Video, Google Play, VUDU, Redbox, and more
Skyfall is the third of Craig’s Bond movies, and it’s so much better than Quantum of Solace, the movie it followed in Craig’s run as 007. Skyfall is, maybe, Craig’s best performance as Bond, and it’s easily one of my favorite Bond movies.
In Skyfall, MI6, the seemingly untouchable intelligence agency, sees its headquarters in London attacked. Agents all over the world are killed, as well, and James Bond races against the clock to find out who is responsible and why they attacked MI6. The answer isn’t too far from home.
Skyfall is epic! There’s obviously some debate about Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva, the film’s villain, and how exactly he’s able to pull off such a sophisticated plan against some, I will say, worthy adversaries in M, Bond, and MI6. Overall, though, this is one of the most enjoyable Bond films of all time from an action perspective. It’s stunning in that regard, and it’s one of the reasons we keep coming back to Bond movies.