Nassau has featured as an important location in several movies, including the Beatles film Help (1965) and the James Bond films Thunderball, (1965) and Never Say Never Again, (a remake of Thunderball) (1983) and also for part of the action in Casino Royale (2006).
In 1981, it was used as a location for the ocean scene (in the film portrayed as being in Greece) in For Your Eyes Only, whereKristatos (Julian Glover) attempted to eliminate Bond (Roger Moore) and Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) by tying them to his boat and dragging them through coral and shark infested waters.
Nassau is also heavily featured in the novel Tobin in Paradise by Stanley Morgan. The story is centered around the visit by the main character, Russ Tobin, to Nassau and Paradise Island, and the comedic events that ensue.
Nassau has also been the setting for several other recent movies including After the Sunset, Into the Blue and Flipper.
The capital hosted the games of the 2004 World's Strongest Man contest. Atlantis Paradise Island was the venue for the 2009 Miss Universe pageant.
Nassau is an unlock-able level in the 2010 Gameloft racing game Asphalt 6: Adrenaline.
In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the character Elizabeth Swann says that Captain Jack Sparrow once "sacked Nassau Port without firing a
