Licence to Kill vs Skyfall
Skyfall has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Licence to Kill). Licence to Kill is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 23m. Licence to Kill is the older of the two (1989 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Licence to Kill
Skyfall| Licence to Kill | Skyfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | Mexico | – |
| Director | John Glen | Sam Mendes |
| Main cast | Timothy Dalton, Benicio del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Davi, Frank McRae | Nicholas Woodeson, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ian Bonar, Albert Finney |
Synopsis
Licence to Kill
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
Skyfall
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
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