James Bond films made available to stream for free on YouTube
Catalogue of 19 films is only nominally available to viewers in the US
Nineteen films in the James Bond film franchise are currently available to watch for free on YouTube.
The offer is available exclusively to viewers in the US, although people from the UK are able to access the US version of the site using a VPN.
YouTube has reportedly struck a deal with MGM, the studio behind most entries in the classic spy franchise, in order to facilitate the free streaming.
The films can be found in the “Free to Watch” section of YouTube. While the films will not require any payment, they do feature video advertisements.
Among the films listed in the “Free to Watch” section are early entries starring Sean Connery, including Dr No and Goldfinger, and more recent fare starring Pierce Brosnan, such as Goldeneye and Die Another Day.
The collection does not include films from Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007 – so anything from Casino Royale onwards is nowhere to be found.
It’s also not been confirmed how long the catalogue will remain in YouTube’s “Free to Watch” section, so viewers hungry for a Bond fix are advised to get watching ASAP.
The latest film in the franchise, No Time to Die, is currently due to be released in cinemas on 2 April 2021, having been twice pushed back from April and November 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Here is a full list of the Bond films available on YouTube, all of which can be viewed here:
Dr No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
The Man With the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
The Living Daylights
License to Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World is Not Enough
Die Another Day
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