The World Is Not Enough
Movie, 1999, Pierce Brosnan, Set in 1999
The World Is Not Enough is #21 of 27 in release order and #19 of 27 in chronological order in the James Bond.
The story
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
The World Is Not Enough recap
Oil tycoon Sir Robert King is killed by a bomb inside MI6's headquarters. M assigns Bond to protect King's daughter Elektra, who was once kidnapped by the terrorist Renard. Renard has a bullet lodged in his brain that is slowly killing him and stops him feeling pain. Bond meets the nuclear physicist Christmas Jones while Renard steals plutonium from a Kazakh test site. Bond grows suspicious of Elektra and learns that she seduced Renard during her kidnapping and arranged her father's murder. She plans to destroy rival oil routes through Istanbul so her own pipeline controls the market, and she captures M.
The World Is Not Enough ending explained
Renard takes a submarine to Istanbul to cause a nuclear meltdown in the Bosphorus. Bond escapes, frees M and shoots Elektra dead. He boards the submarine and kills Renard by impaling him with a plutonium rod, then escapes with Christmas before it explodes. Q retires and introduces his replacement, R.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is streaming on Prime Video in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 51%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Tomorrow Never Dies, before Die Another Day.
- Chronological order: after Tomorrow Never Dies, before Die Another Day.
What to watch before The World Is Not Enough
In release order, 18 James Bond essentials come before The World Is Not Enough (1999), from Dr. No (1962) to Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
- Sophie Marceau as Elektra
- Robert Carlyle as Renard
- Denise Richards as Christmas Jones
- Robbie Coltrane as Valentin Zukovsky
- Judi Dench as M
- Desmond Llewelyn as Q
- John Cleese as R
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Cigar Girl
- Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny
- Michael Kitchen as Tanner
- Colin Salmon as Robinson
Directed by Michael Apted.