Overview
A secret agent battles a gold-obsessed villain to save the world economy from collapse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- glamorous
- irreverent
- classic movie night
- action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a superbly engineered, technically dazzling, witty, tense, and extravagantly entertaining Bond adventure, despite occasional overreach and gadget dependence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bond moves through luxury settings, seduction, gadgets, secret laboratories, and elaborate criminal schemes with cool comic confidence.
Goldfinger's plan centers on raiding Fort Knox and destabilizing the world economy through nuclear contamination.
Oddjob's killer hat, Bond's Aston Martin, the gold-painted body, and Ken Adam's elaborate sets define the film's visual memory.
The film opens with Bond completing a covert operation before transitioning into the Goldfinger assignment.
Films like Goldfinger, and why
From Russia with Love
stylish secret-agent adventure combining espionage, gadgets, extravagant villains, flirtatious humor, and international intrigue
Thunderball
high-energy 1960s spy spectacle built around an iconic villain, inventive gadgets, glamorous locations, and self-aware action humor
The Spy Who Loved Me
playful espionage adventure with larger-than-life villains, exotic settings, gadget-driven action, and campy spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
- Release Date
- 1964-09-20
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (4101)
Cast
- Sean Connery
- Gert Fröbe
- Honor Blackman
- Harold Sakata
- Shirley Eaton
- Tania Mallet
- Bernard Lee
- Martin Benson
- Cec Linder
- Austin Willis
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Goldfinger about?
- A cool British secret agent battles a flamboyant financier whose Fort Knox conspiracy turns espionage into dazzling, self-aware adventure spectacle.
- What is Goldfinger like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Goldfinger as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Goldfinger violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Goldfinger as moderate.
- What did critics think of Goldfinger?
- Critics broadly regard it as a superbly engineered, technically dazzling, witty, tense, and extravagantly entertaining Bond adventure, despite occasional overreach and gadget dependence.
- Which films are like Goldfinger?
- Films with a similar feel include From Russia with Love, Thunderball, and The Spy Who Loved Me.
- How long is Goldfinger?
- Goldfinger runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Goldfinger?
- In United States, Goldfinger is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
