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The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987
PG
130 min
Action Adventure Thriller

Plot Summary

James Bond 007's mission is to firstly, organise the defection of a top Soviet general. When the general is re-captured, Bond heads off to find why an ally of General Koskov was sent to murder him. Bond's mission continues to take him to Afghanistan, where he must confront an arms dealer known as Brad Whitaker. Everything eventually reveals its self to Bond.

6.7
IMDb Rating
72%
Rotten Tomatoes
59
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

6.7
IMDb Rating
72%
Rotten Tomatoes
59
Metacritic

Technical Details

130 min
Runtime
31 Jul 1987
Release Date
PG
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
1987
Year
Genres
Action Adventure Thriller

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User Reviews

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

10.0/10
Recent

I don't understand all the hate on Dalton as 007, I actually thought he was a decent Bond, I thought he brought back some of the cold blooded assassin that personified the first of the Connery Era films. And I think he was a much needed change of pace away from Moore's silliness. However, I think some of the hate comes from the change of pace away from the silliness. You get used to things and a lot of people got used to Moore. But, then again, I was 7 when The Living Daylights came out...

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2_Fast-22

2_Fast-22

8.0/10
Recent

I also use to not like this that much and again I like it now but I do prefer Licence to Kill.

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drystyx

drystyx

8.0/10
Recent

The last of the very good 007 films. The last of the fun 007 films for sure. Here, Bond is supposed to stop an assassination of a Russian VIP defecting to the West, but Bond senses something, and instead of killing the assassin (a shapely female violinist), he shoots the weapon from her hand. Something is amiss about the defector, and it's obvious to the viewer, though perhaps not obvious to someone who is in the story. We get lots of great scenery, lots of action, lots of wit, and some grea...

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