The World Is Not Enough

"As the countdown begins for the new millennium there is still one number you can always count on."

Nov 19 1999 PG-13 2h 8m
Action, Adventure, Thriller

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.

Plot

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is back. An oil tycoon is murdered in MI6, and Bond is sent to protect his daughter. Renard (Robert Carlyle), who has a bullet lodged in his brain from a previous Agent, is secretly planning the destruction of a pipeline. Bond gains a hand from research scientist Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards), who witnesses the action which happens when Bond meets up with Renard, but Bond becomes suspicious about Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), especially when Bond's boss, M (Dame Judi Dench) goes missing. Bond must work quickly to prevent Renard from destroying Europe.

Written by

Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein

Directed by

Michael Apted

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Danjaq, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Eon Productions

Languages

English

Awards

7 wins & 12 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
214,115
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA