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Licence to Kill (1989)

★ 6.4 · 2,146 ratings on TMDB

James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge.

Licence to Kill poster★ 6.4

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.

DirectorJohn Glen
CastAnthony Starke, Anthony Zerbe, Benicio del Toro, Carey Lowell, Everett McGill, Frank McRae
GenresAction, Adventure, Thriller
The emergence reading

Licence to Kill keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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