GoldenEye
Movie, 1995, 1993–1995, Set in 1995
GoldenEye is #15 of 26 in release order and #13 of 26 in chronological order in the '90s Action.
The story
When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.
GoldenEye recap
Pierce Brosnan's Bond and agent 006, Alec Trevelyan, raid a Soviet chemical weapons plant in 1986, and Trevelyan appears to be executed by Colonel Ourumov. Nine years later, under a new M, Ourumov and the assassin Xenia Onatopp steal the controls of GoldenEye, a satellite weapon that fires an electromagnetic pulse, and destroy the Severnaya base in Siberia. The only survivor is programmer Natalya Simonova. In St. Petersburg, Bond finds that the head of the Janus crime syndicate is Trevelyan, who faked his death and blames Britain for the betrayal of his Cossack parents. Bond chases Ourumov through the streets in a tank and kills him.
GoldenEye ending explained
Trevelyan plans to use a second GoldenEye satellite to erase London's financial records while robbing the Bank of England. Bond and Natalya find his base under a lake in Cuba. Bond kills Xenia, and Natalya sends the satellite into the atmosphere to burn up. Bond drops Trevelyan from the radio dish, and the falling antenna crushes him. Tomorrow Never Dies follows.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch GoldenEye
GoldenEye is streaming on Prime Video in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Die Hard with a Vengeance, before Heat.
- Chronological order: after Die Hard with a Vengeance, before Heat.
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
- Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan
- Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova
- Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp
- Joe Don Baker as Jack Wade
- Judi Dench as M
- Robbie Coltrane as Valentin Zukovsky
- Tchéky Karyo as Dmitri Mishkin
- Gottfried John as Colonel Ourumov
- Alan Cumming as Boris Grishenko
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- Samantha Bond as Moneypenny
Directed by Martin Campbell.