Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- psychedelic
- cult movie night
- camp film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious but incoherent and overextended spy spoof whose strongest sequences and visual flair are buried under disconnected gags.
What sets it apart
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The film multiplies James Bonds and turns espionage conventions, secret organizations, and baccarat confrontations into parody.
Its large ensemble, shifting comic modes, psychedelic imagery, sets, and special effects create an intentionally crowded collage.
Sir James Bond recruits or designates multiple agents as James Bond, including Evelyn Tremble, producing overlapping spy personas.
The plot moves through segmented missions, in-jokes, action, psychedelia, and broad gags with deliberately erratic cohesion.
Films like Casino Royale, and why
Our Man Flint
shared spy parody, self-aware genre spoofing, and broad comic set pieces
In Like Flint
shared psychedelic 1960s espionage comedy, exaggerated villains, and irreverent secret-agent humor
The Matt Helm Affair
shared anarchic spy spoofing, surreal gags, and deliberately excessive comic style
The Pink Panther
shared ensemble parody of spy conventions, camp sensibility, and chaotic comic plotting
Movie Details
- Directors
- Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Val Guest
- Release Date
- 1967-04-18
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (863)
Cast
- Peter Sellers
- Ursula Andress
- David Niven
- Orson Welles
- Joanna Pettet
- Daliah Lavi
- Woody Allen
- Deborah Kerr
- William Holden
- Charles Boyer
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Casino Royale about?
- A sprawling, star-studded psychedelic spoof dismantles James Bond mythology through multiple agents, baccarat intrigue, and anarchic comic excess.
- What is Casino Royale like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Casino Royale as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Casino Royale violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Casino Royale as mild.
- What did critics think of Casino Royale?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious but incoherent and overextended spy spoof whose strongest sequences and visual flair are buried under disconnected gags.
- Which films are like Casino Royale?
- Films with a similar feel include Our Man Flint, In Like Flint, The Matt Helm Affair, and The Pink Panther.
- How long is Casino Royale?
- Casino Royale runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch Casino Royale?
- In United States, Casino Royale is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
