Movie connections for
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Followed by

Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Bond 23 (2011)

Edited into

Stealth Fighter (1999)

Spin off

James Bond 007 (1983) (VG)
 -  Level 1 of the game James Bond 007 (1983) (VG)

References

Bambi (1942)
 -  The two henchwomen that Bond encounters at the pool are named Bambi and Thumper.
Casablanca (1942)
 -  Tiffany Case's line while in bed with Bond for the first time: "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship"
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
 -  "Treasure" in coffin going to a crematorium in Las Vegas

Referenced in

"The Making of James Bond - 007: Design (#1.2)" (1977)
 -  Referenced / mentioned
"One Day at a Time: Diamonds Are Forever (#7.17)" (1982)
 -  Movie title used in title
James Bond 007 (1983) (VG)
 -  Level 1 of the game James Bond 007 (1983) (VG)
Octopussy (1983)
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV)
Porttikielto taivaaseen (1990)
 -  Poster on wall
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993) (TV)
 -  Theme tune sung by Mr. Bean
"Saturday Night Live: John Turturro/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (#20.6)" (1994)
 -  Judge Ito's showgirls are called Bambi and Thumper
"The Critic: A Song for Margo (#2.4)" (1995)
 -  James Bond lists Plenty O'Toole from the film among his past lovers
James Bond 007: Yesterday and Today (1996) (V)
 -  Documentary on the James Bond films
Trainspotting (1996)
The Rock (1996)
"Kenan & Kel: Diamonds Are for Roger (#1.6)" (1996)
 -  title reference
GoldenEye (1997) (VG)
 -  The single-controller and double-controller button schemes are named after various Bond girls: 2.1, Plenty: Plenty O'Toole from Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Wo shi shei (1998)
Free Enterprise (1998)
The James Bond Story (1999) (TV)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
 -  When Bond is about to enter the underground silo, he is once again asked where his radiation shield is, in the same way that the real Dr. Hergersheimer asks Bond where his radiation shield is in Diamonds Are Forever.
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) (V)
 -  Filmographical Reference to his work
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Filmographical reference re Ken Adam
The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Reference: Mentions / Discusses
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (VG)
"Farscape: Nerve (#1.19)" (2000)
 -  John Crichton quotes the line "But of course you are" from Diamonds are forever when the man torturing him introduces himself.
Gun Shy (2000)
Misión en Marbella (2001)
Welcome to Eltingville (2002) (TV)
 -  dialogue
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) (TV)
 -  Mentioned during Jill St. John segment
Die Another Day (2002)
"I'm Alan Partridge: Never Say Alan Again (#2.4)" (2002)
 -  When making his Bond-marathon timetable Alan says "8:20, Diamonds are Forever"
"Law & Order: Darwinian (#14.11)" (2004)
 -  Detective Briscoe says that the last time he saw a Bond film was "when Sean Connery hung up his rug"
Spider-Man 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  During the diamond store robbery spidey says " Aren't diamonds supposed to be forever? Couldn't you have waited a day?"
Zodiac Killer (2005)
 -  poster outside of movie store
"Top Gear: (2005-11-13)" (2005)
 -  Theme song heard
Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview (2006) (V)
 -  Related Documentary / Discusses
Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) (TV)
 -  Indirectly referred to when it is mentioned that Tom Mankiewicz had co-written three James Bond films (this is one of the three)
Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006) (V)
 -  Details of a Press Screening for it
"Top Gear: (2006-07-23)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Steve Coogan
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
 -  Characters of Bambi & Thumper
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 - The Criminal Projective (2008) (VG)
 -  The videotape of the mystery villain brushing The Cheat's hair while his face is hidden is a reference to Ernst Blofeld

Featured in

Trishul (1978)
 -  Shortly after the interval, Sachin is waiting for Poonam Dhillon outside a theater showing this movie
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV)
 -  Footage / Clips From
The Many Faces of Bond (1989) (V)
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) (TV)
 -  Includes clip(s) / footage from
The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (1997) (TV)
 -  Clip From
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) (TV)
 -  Part of title sequence, clip shown
Stealth Fighter (1999)
The James Bond Story (1999) (TV)
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (2000) (TV)
 -  Features clips from this film.
Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000) (V)
Double-O Stunts (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clips from
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000) (V)
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000) (V)
 -  Includes footage / clip(s) from
Inside Q's Laboratory (2000) (V)
 -  Clips / footage from
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Footage from Ken Adam's career
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000) (V)
 -  Footage of title sequence in this documentary
The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000) (V)
 -  Shows clip(s) from
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (2000) (V)
 -  Footage / clip(s) from
Now Pay Attention 007! (2000) (TV)
 -  Includes clip(s) / footage from
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: Bond Girls Are Forever/The Story of 'V'/A Moment With... Tristan Taormino (#6.24)" (2004)
 -  Clips from film are used in episode.
"Getaway: (#14.32)" (2005)
 -  A clip from this movie is shown when a story on Palm Springs visits Elrod House, one of the locations for the movie.
Explosion Tests (2006) (V)
 -  Related Documentary / Discusses / shows footage from
Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat (2006) (V)
 -  Related Documentary / Discusses / shows footage from
Oil Rig Attack (2006) (V)
 -  Related Documentary / Discusses / shows footage from
Satellite Test Reel (2006) (V)
 -  Related Documentary / Discusses / shows footage from
David Walliams: My Life with James Bond 007 (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Diamonds Aren't Forever (#4.15)" (1989)
 -  George Lazenby appears as a spoof of James Bond
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Misión en Marbella (2001)

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