Casino Royale
(2006)
Overview
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Director
Martin Campbell
Writers
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis, Ian Fleming
Top Billed
Daniel Craig
Keywords
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Collection
James Bond Collection
Live and Let Die
Dr. No
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
Licence to Kill
GoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
Quantum of Solace
Casino Royale
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Skyfall
Spectre
The Living Daylights
No Time to Die
Never Say Never Again
Bond 26
Reviews
Potential Kermode
⭐ 3/10March 27, 2017
**2006 - the year they turned Bond into a common soccer hooligan.**
In 2006, the film makers - no longer under the watchful eye of the late Cubby Broccoli decided to run away from making James Bond movies. They also cast a short blonde man as 007. They screwed with the gun barrel and the tone of the once lively, over the top and amusing series was now one of tedium.
It's all over for Bond films now unless they decide to make real Bond fi…
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John Chard
⭐ 9/10June 19, 2019
Arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand in hand.
Casino Royale is directed by Martin Campbell and adapted by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis from a story written by Ian Fleming. It stars Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright & Giancarlo Giannini. It's the 21st film in the James Bond franchise.
Plot finds Craig as Bond, newly promoted to 00 status, he is thrust into the murky world of high financed te…
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krismdb
⭐ 8/10April 12, 2020
i liked Daniel Craig more as the right bond with action, charm, cunning all in one
JPV852
⭐ 9/10April 14, 2020
Great James Bond movie and perfect debut for Daniel Craig. He may, at least in the last couple outings, resent the role, he makes for a bruiser version of the character. Pierce Brosnan is still my favorite as his movies came out in the 90s (i.e. the years for watching Bond movies), but this was an all around great film, not to mention the lovely Eva Green coming on to the scene. **4.5/5**
Wuchak
⭐ 8/10May 30, 2021
_**Daniel Craig debuts as Bond**_
Based on Ian Fleming’s novel, “Casino Royale” (2006) goes back to the beginning with James Bond (Daniel Craig) earning his 00 status with MI6. ‘M’ (Judi Dench) then sends Bond after a private banker who funds terrorists (Mads Mikkelsen), which leads to action in Madagascar, a poker game & romance in the Bahamas, thwarting the destruction of a prototype airliner in Miami, a high-stakes tournament at the Casino …
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Manuel São Bento
⭐ 8/10September 26, 2021
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"Casino Royale is a near-perfect debut of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. This brutal version of the famous protagonist is beautifully interpreted by Craig, who contradicted the naysayers at the time of release and delivers a phenomenal performance as the iconic 007. His witty humor, irresistible charm, and excellent line deliveries find a…
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AstroNoud
⭐ 10/10January 15, 2022
From the breathtaking stunts in the opening chase to the suspenseful high-stakes poker game, ‘Casino Royale’ gets everything right, introducing Craig as a tougher, grittier and more realistic Bond. James Bond.
10/10
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10September 7, 2022
As reboots go, this is probably the best I've seen. Daniel Craig takes up the mantle of Ian Fleming's "007" in this two-part thriller that starts off at break neck speed and rarely drops below third gear for almost 2½ hours. Having just attained his licence to kill status - after disposing of the double-crossing "Dryden" (Malcolm Sinclair), he is now hot on the trail of a courier in an African republic. After a chase of pretty epic proportions th… read the rest.
GenerationofSwine
⭐ 6/10January 11, 2023
It honestly wasn't bad and I really hate Daniel Craig as James Bond, he seems to be the only person on earth that does NOT want to be James Bond. And it kind of sucks watching someone play Bond that doesn't look like he wants to be there.
And then there is the fact that they rebooted the franchise, and I am not a fan of that either.
And, well, the film had 3 endings didn't it? I mean, literally there were two natural endings but they milked…
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drystyx
⭐ 1/10April 18, 2023
Depressingly predictably Hollywood.
This is hardly a 007 movie, and can't be called a "film". It's just the same Hollywood formula of contriving a story to be as depressing as possible.
The same formula Hollywood had prided itself on since about 1965.
It's very dull, and there's no imagery.
007 films once had exotic scenery that was done in a cinematic way.
No more.
This has absolutely nothing to do with Daniel Craig. It doesn't matter who…
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tmdb93836550
⭐ 10/10November 23, 2024
This generally considered the best Bond film and for me it's top 3.
Darkflame4
⭐ 9/10December 14, 2025
Casino Royale (2006) is not just entertaining action, but contributes a ton to film history. Nearly everything about this movie is perfect - the fights, plot, and most of all, the iconic torture scene. The only things about this movie that don't deliver flawlessly are the slightly exaggerated acting at times, and the dynamic structure of the protagonist, James Bond. He starts off as a guy without much fear, but grows much more emotional by the en… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$150,000,000
Revenue
$599,045,960