Movies about pirates

Movies about pirates
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Country
Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:23
CharactersPirates, Immortals, Military, Alcoholics
PlotLove, Adventure, Magic, Sea battles, Mystery
PlacePrison, Sea, Islands, Ships, Ocean
Time18th century
StyleFor children, Popular, Exciting, Atmospheric, Good music

Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, adventure, history
CountrySpain, Italy, USA
Duration01:45
CharactersPirates, Heroes, Slaves, Soldier
PlotAdventure, Revenge, Slavery, Sea battles, Betrayal
PlaceShips, England
StyleExciting, By books, Serious, For men

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Mark
Genreaction, adventure
CountryUSA, Spain
CharactersPirates
PlotTravel
PlaceSea

A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a mysterious enemy.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration02:22
CharactersPirates, Mermaids, Heroes, Family
PlotAdventure, Revenge, Fate
StyleExciting, To cry, Cute, Touching

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, musical, family
CountrySoviet Union
CharactersPirates

An eccentric musical comedy based on the tale of Korney Chukovsky. In Africa, monkeys fell ill. This news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by the monkey Chichi, who escaped from the robber Barmaley. Aybolit and his assistants — Chichi and the dog Avva — are in a hurry to save the monkeys from the disease. But Barmaley and his robbers are trying to stop them. First, they capture the doctor’s ship at sea and throw Aybolit, Avva and Chichi into the water, but they swim to Africa.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, Mexico
Duration01:36
CharactersPirates, Heroes, Friends, Partners
PlotAdventure, Friendship, Treasures, Rivalry
PlacePrison, Sea
StyleExciting

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.

Markimdb: 7
Genreadventure
CountrySoviet Union, France
Duration02:21
CharactersPirates

After being wrongly convicted as a traitor, Peter Blood, an English physician, is sent to exile in the British colonies of the Caribbean, where he becomes a pirate.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction
CountryRussia
Duration01:19
CharactersPirates, Military
PlotOn real events
PlaceSea, Ships
StyleAction, Tense, Touching, Disturbing

22 minutes got Russian marine to free a hijacked oil tanker far from shore.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreadventure, family
CountryNetherlands
CharactersPirates
PlotAdventure, Travel, Treasures

When a pirate family's arrival shakes up a coastal town, the kids next door offer to help them blend in and fight a bitter rival.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:57
CharactersPirates, Spy, Heroes, Military
PlotWar, Adventure, Sea battles, Rivalry
PlaceShips, Ocean
Time19th century
StyleRomantic, Exciting, Action, By books, Fascinating

A naval adventure, based on the novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British seafarer. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:14
CharactersPirates, Terrorists
PlotOn real events, Hostage
PlaceSea, Ships, Ocean
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:07
CharactersPirates, Spy, Heroes, Military
PlotAdventure, Slavery, Political, Treasures, Sword Battles
PlaceShips, Ocean, England, Spain
Time16th century
StyleExciting, By books, Serious, For men

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
Duration02:24
CharactersPirates, Indians, Mermaids, Childrens, Heroes
PlotAdventure, Travel, Magic, Martial Arts, Chase
PlaceSpace, Islands, Fantastic worlds, Parallel worlds, London
StyleFor children, Exciting, Action, Steampunk, Fairy tales

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA, France, Italy, Germany
Duration02:04
CharactersPirates, Heroes
PlotAdventure, Revenge, Shipwreck, Treasures, Rivalry
PlaceIslands, Ships, Ocean
StyleExciting, Light, Heavy, Beautiful landscapes, For men

Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryIndia
Duration03:39
CharactersPirates
PlotAdventure, Sea battles, Rivalry
PlaceSea, Ships, India
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Patriotic, Tense

After the British company’s officer Clive takes over the kingdom of Mirza, Princess Zafira and Khudabaksh aka Azaad form a band of rebel pirates who swear to defeat the English officer and win their freedom back. The British Company in return, hire the wily thug Firangi track Azaad’s gang and thwart his plans.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:18
CharactersPirates, Spy, Heroes, Military, Friends
PlotWar, Adventure, Sea battles, Expeditions, Rivalry
PlaceSea, Ships, Ocean
Time18th century
StyleExciting, Action, Serious

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountrySouth Korea
Duration02:10
CharactersPirates, Heroes
PlotAdventure, Martial Arts, Pursuit, Treasures, Rivalry
PlaceShips, Ocean, Korea
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Epic, Serious

On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor's Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward on whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-jung go out to sea to hunt down the whale. But he soon clashes with Yeo-wol, a female captain of pirates, and unexpected adventure unfolds.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreadventure, family
CountryNorway, Sweden, USA
Duration01:32
CharactersPirates, Heroes, Family
PlotSurvival, Adventure, Rivalry
PlaceSea, Islands, Ships, England
Time19th century
StyleExciting, By books, Serious

A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:27
CharactersNinja, Heroes
PlotAdventure, Martial Arts, Passion, Fight, Karate
PlaceIslands
StyleExciting, By games

Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, biography, history
CountryGermany
CharactersPirates, Heroes, Criminals
PlotAdventure, Rivalry
PlaceShips, Ocean
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleSerious

The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the pirates suffer ignominious defeat. Not only their ship is down the drain - Störtebeker himself is suddenly plagued by anxiety and doubt about his very existence as a pirate. He is drawn to the beautiful country girl Bille, while Michels gets rebuffed by the friesian princess Okka. In the very moment that the crew have mutinied and co-captain Michels is literally at the end of his tether, they discover on board their ramshackle old tub a most unique wonder weapon. Glory days are quickly revived - until the mighty Hanse consolidate their power and weaponry and go to war against the pirates. Störtebeker and Michels are forced to decide: To live as a farmer or to die as a pirate.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryFrance, Tunisia
Duration02:01
CharactersPirates
PlaceSea, Ships, Spain

Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?

Markimdb: 6
Genreadventure, biography, history
CountryGreece, Russia
Duration01:41
CharactersPirates
PlotOn real events, Revolution
PlaceGreece
Time19th century
StyleFascinating

The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, action, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:14
CharactersMutant, Heroes
PlotSurvival, Apocalypse, End of the world, Adventure, Tsunami
PlaceSea, Ships, Ocean
TimeFuture, Post apocalypse
StyleExciting, Serious

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland' – which is tattooed on Enola's back.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany
Duration01:41
CharactersDinosaurs, Scientists, Tourists
PlotTime travel, Survival, Adventure, Time machine, Technology
PlaceJungle, Laboratory
TimeFuture
StyleExciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:43
CharactersSpecial Forces, Heroes
PlotHostage
PlaceShips, Warships
StyleExciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men

This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback -- an error that could be fatal.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, melodrama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:35
CharactersPirates, Heroes
PlotTime travel
PlaceSpace
TimeFuture

The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor (John Carradine) presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryDenmark
Duration01:43
CharactersPirates
PlotAbduction, Hostage, Mystery
PlaceShips, Ocean
StylePsychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Tense

Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration01:27
CharactersPirates, The Musketeers
PlotExpeditions
PlaceIslands, Ships
Time18th century

In this two-part miniseries adaptation of the classic adventure novel, young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can direct a schooner to an island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious man whose true motives challenge Jim's trust in the entire crew.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:28
CharactersSpy, Special agents, Friends
PlotLove, Robbery, Travel, Abduction, Passion
PlaceEngland, London
StyleExciting, By books, Fancy, For men, Disturbing

Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:39
CharactersPirates, Scientists
PlotPolitical, Uprising
PlaceUSA
TimeFuture
StyleBy books, Fascinating, Epic, Makes me think, Serious

Approaching collapse, the nation's economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation's most productive who are mysteriously vanishing - leaving behind a wake of despair. One man has the answer. One woman stands in his way. Some will stop at nothing to control him. Others will stop at nothing to save him. He swore by his life. They swore to find him.





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