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Movies that feel likeLive and Let Die (1973)

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

If you loved Live and Let Die, the closest films we have are Mission: Impossible (1996), Runaway Train (1985) and The Wolf's Call (2019). All three share Live and Let Die's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Come Drink with Me (1966).

πŸ… 67% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Guy Hamiltonepickinetictense
11 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max Β· Amazon Prime Video Β· Hulu

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Dr. No (1962) Β· From Russia with Love (1963) Β· Goldfinger (1964) Β· Thunderball (1965) Β· You Only Live Twice (1967) Β· On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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Mission: Impossible
1996 Β· dir. Brian De Palma
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· action Β· thrillerMaxParamount+

The same two preoccupations: secret mission, and spy

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

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Runaway Train
1985 Β· dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2action Β· thriller Β· drama

Epic and kinetic in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Live and Let Die does

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

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The Wolf's Call
2019 Β· dir. Antonin Baudry
β˜… 6.9thriller Β· action Β· adventurePrime Video

Adventure with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Shown from the perspective of a young submariner with unusually sensitive hearing and uncannily precise sound recognition. The fate of many often depends on his ability, and one time, whilst highly stressed, he makes a incorrect call which put his entire crew in mortal danger. Trying to regain the confidence of his comrades, he conducts an unauthorised investigation of an apparent plot which, it turns out, risks escalating into a nuclear apocalypse. Suddenly working under pressure with the fleet admiral, they must do whatever is necessary, even the unthinkable, to prevent a nuclear war, since a confirmed nuclear strike order cannot be countermanded.

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The Rock
1996 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7.4action Β· adventure Β· thrillerPeacock

Both lean on scale more than on action

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

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Ashfall
2019 Β· dir. Kim Byung-seo
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.2action Β· adventure Β· thrillerPrime Video

Kinetic thriller in both cases

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

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Plane
2023 Β· dir. Jean-FranΓ§ois Richet
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5action Β· adventure Β· thrillerRent or buy

Adventure built on tension, twice over

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.

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The King's Man
2021 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.3action Β· adventure Β· thrillerHulu

One thread runs through both: spy

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

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Anna
2019 Β· dir. Luc Besson
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· thriller

Epic action, and it commits to that

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

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The Perfect Storm
2000 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
β˜… 6.5drama Β· adventure Β· action

Different title, same corner of the shelf

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

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Cliffhanger
1993 Β· dir. Renny Harlin
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.5action Β· adventure Β· thriller

Tense adventure, and it commits to that

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

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The Three Musketeers
2011 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
πŸ… 27%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· action Β· thrillerPrime Video

The action is handled with the same confidence

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

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Come Drink with Me
1966 Β· dir. King Hu
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.9action Β· adventure

Both play adventure straight

The difference: Trades the tension of Live and Let Die for an angle of its own

Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

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