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15 Movies Like The Living Daylights

Loved The Living Daylights? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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For Your Eyes Only

1981

For Your Eyes Only shares important genre DNA with The Living Daylights and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Thriller, Action, Spy genres✓ Directed by John Glen✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Desmond Llewelyn and Geoffrey Keen

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74%

A View to a Kill

1985

A View to a Kill shares important genre DNA with The Living Daylights and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Spy genres✓ Directed by John Glen✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Desmond Llewelyn and Robert Brown

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69%

Octopussy

1983

Octopussy shares important genre DNA with The Living Daylights and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Thriller, Action, Spy genres✓ Directed by John Glen✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Desmond Llewelyn and Robert Brown

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69%

Licence to Kill

1989

Licence to Kill shares important genre DNA with The Living Daylights and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Spy genres✓ Directed by John Glen✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Timothy Dalton and Caroline Bliss

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57%

Mad Max 2

1981

Mad Max 2 shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Living Daylights, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival✓ Also stars Virginia Hey

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48%

True Lies

1994

True Lies shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Living Daylights, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Spy, Thriller genres✓ Both explore romance✓ Also stars Art Malik✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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48%

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Living Daylights, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Spy genres✓ Shares cast including Desmond Llewelyn and Joe Don Baker✓ Released within roughly the same film era✓ Similar movie-night length

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48%

Firefox

1982

Firefox shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Spy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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47%

Ronin

1998

Ronin shares meaningful genre characteristics with The Living Daylights, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Spy, Thriller genres✓ They share themes of romance, survival✓ Very similar runtime

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47%

Aliens

1986

Aliens shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival✓ Both have a violent tone

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46%

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 2 shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller genres✓ They share themes of romance, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length

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45%

The Untouchables

1987

The Untouchables shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Living Daylights, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Robert Miranda✓ Both have a violent tone

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44%

Christine

1983

Christine shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Thriller, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore romance✓ Both have a violent tone

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44%

Black Eagle

1988

Black Eagle shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Spy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s

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43%

Invasion U.S.A.

1985

Invasion U.S.A. shares key genre characteristics with The Living Daylights and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Spy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s

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43%

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