If you loved You Only Live Twice, try The Spy Who Loved Me
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Lewis Gilbert, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Adventure / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to You Only Live Twice, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Spy Who Loved Me is
Cold War era submarines vanish. James Bond and a KGB agent converge on a mystery. Gilbert directs Bond with a raised eyebrow.
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