Pirate movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant pirate movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, humorous, captivating, period drama, stylized and entertaining films and TV shows about / with pirate, pirate ship, escapades, treasure hunt, treasure, danger, swashbuckler, island, captain and piracy plots mostly in Adventure, Action and Fantasy genres shot in USA, UK, Australia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as pirate: Black Sails (2014), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Pirate Islands (2003), Cutthroat Island (1995), Pirates: Blood Brothers (1999), Crossbones (2014), Blackbeard (2006), Blackbeard (2006), Shipwrecked (1990), Our Flag Means Death (2022).
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, colonial america, sea, gold, treasure hunt, medieval, island, treasure, danger ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, syria, america, west indies
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, captivating, light, tense ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, swashbuckler, danger, escapades, rivalry, infidelity, island, village, pirate ship, chivalry, gold ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A rip-roaring fantasy adventure, Pirate Islands sees 15-year old Kate and her younger brother and sister trapped inside a computer game set on an island controlled by swashbuckling pirates. They soon discover that the only way home is to finish the ...
Style:
humorous, teen, sweet, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
pirate, friendship, children, teenager, treasure hunt, computer game, siblings relations, fantasy world, young heroes, pirate ship, team, game ...
Place:
fictional island
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.
Style:
action comedy, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, perverse ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
treasure hunt, pirate, sea voyage, joseon dynasty, treasure, pirate ship, treasure hunter, hidden treasure, sea adventure, pirate captain, escapades, bandit ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, romantic, saga, epic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, boys' night ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, mermaid, chase, ship, treasure hunt, fantasy world, treasure, captain, mythical creature, sword fight, adventurer ...
Time:
18th century, year 2011, georgian era
Place:
london, caribbean, england, spain, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, pirate ship, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, treasure map, sword fight, adventurer, treasure, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
Following on from the first series of Pirate Islands, The Lost Treasure of Fiji is essentially a computer game. The characters find themselves pulled into this alternate reality world, and must try to find their way back out.
Style:
scenic, captivating, funny, colorful
Plot:
pirate, pirate captain, treasure hunt, video game, brother brother relationship, adventurer, good versus evil, heroic mission, strongman, virtuality, one against many, friendship ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
Two brothers fell in love with the same woman, who was nearly killed by one of them in an accident. After the two men parted in anger, they meet years later when one is a famous pirate and the other one is a soldier who needs to hunt him down...
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, vengeance, moral dilemma, escapades, soldier, love and romance, rivalry, adventurer, spy, notoriety, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, fairy tale, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, ship, pirate ship, fantasy world, treasure, sword fight, captain, curses spells and rituals, swashbuckler, tombs and skeletons, love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2003, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, iran, fictional island, britain, jamaica ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean will take viewers on a historic journey across the Ottoman Empire based on the life of 16th-century Ottoman admiral "Barbaros" Hayreddin Pasha and the adventures of four brothers who become seafarers. ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
pirate, sea voyage, turkish history, sea battle, seafaring, mediterranean, sea adventure, piracy, pirate ship, brothers, pirate captain, admiral ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, entertaining, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, swashbuckler, ship, treasure, destiny, supernatural, fortune teller, medieval, revenge, chase ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, britain, iran, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot:
pirate, outlaw, escapades, rivalry, danger, terrorizing, sailing, chivalry, criminal, pirate ship, courage, sea ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
bahamas
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story:
In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation has become legend. Now, for the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, pirate, pirate captain, pirate ship, heroes, adventurer, rescue, daring rescue, rebelliousness, danger, escapades, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
bahamas, west indies, caribbean
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Go inside the cunning mind of Englishman Edward Teach. A charming criminal genius, the fearsome pirate who preyed on Caribbean trade routes: Blackbeard. An intelligent and charismatic leader who confounded the powers of England and Virginia as he ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
pirate, pirate captain, treasure hunt, pirate ship, royal navy, piracy, swashbuckler, evil man, murder, historical character, historical figure, north american history ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
north america
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Norway, Sweden, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
Style:
action adventure, serious, exciting, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
pirate, shipwreck, stowaway, boy, coming of age, ship, pirate ship, ocean, island, leaving home, treasure chest, poisoning ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change ...
Style:
feel good, funny, nautical, laugh out loud, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ship, swashbuckler, pirate, captain, piracy, lgbt, midlife crisis, journey, gay couple, gay, pirate captain, life ...
Time:
18th century
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, colorful, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
pirate, mythology, treasure hunt, sinbad, arabian nights, chase, treasure, swashbuckler, danger, giant bird, sea monster, friendship ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2003, 8th century
Place:
mediterranean sea, sicily
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, romantic, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, date night, kids, teens ...
Plot:
sword fight, revenge, swashbuckler, true love, love and romance, pirate, medieval, imaginary kingdom, love, love story, prince, lovers apart ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 20th century, year 1987, victorian era ...
Place:
seattle, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook to snatch a priceless, some believe, magical ...
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, stylized, serious, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
pirate, young heroes, troubled teen, danger, fairy, mysterious place, peter pan, orphan, youth, imaginary kingdom, treasure, rescue ...
Time:
turn of the century, 20th century, 1900s, 18th century
Place:
london
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10K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Tunisia, Poland, Mexico, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
grindhouse, spoof, dramatic, action comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, ship, farce, swashbuckler, sailing, chivalry, renaissance, piracy, treasure hunt, sword, passionate kiss ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
eastern europe, spain, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Biopic about Sir James Brooke, the British adventurer who became King of Sarawak in the 1840's and embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy and head-hunting - only to face charges of murder and piracy himself.
Style:
tense, captivating
Plot:
fighting the system, pirate, murder, piracy, jungle, escapades, fight, fighting crime, showdown, fight for supremacy, battles, monster ...
Time:
1930s, 19th century, victorian era, 1840s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure ...
Style:
cult classic, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, pirate, treasure map, ship, swashbuckler, blind character, courage, siege, sailing, betrayal, chase ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, israel, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
joseon dynasty, pirate, medieval, martial arts, rivalry, asian history, danger, battles, escapades, ship, ocean, pirate ship ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
korea, ancient china
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, psychological, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
pirate, pirate ship, medieval, treasure hunt, rivalry, danger, ocean, escapades, criminal, execution, moral dilemma, sailing ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, 14th century
Place:
hamburg germany, northern germany
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, family comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, survival, fish out of water, escapades, family life, danger, screwball, disorder, cooking and food, island, bonding, children ...
Time:
90s
Place:
fictional island
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Greece, Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, social ...
Plot:
revolution, pirate, ambition, dishonesty, imperialism, idealism, rise to the top, state affairs, political unrest, greek, greek history, businessman ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 2010s, georgian era
Place:
greece, ottoman empire, hellas, europe, russia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
captivating, light, entertaining, visually appealing, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, treasure, piracy, life turned upside down, journey, pirate captain, culture clash, foe turned friend, boy, friendship, adventurer ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms. But, soon, Jim realizes Silver is a pirate intent ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
steampunk, treasure hunt, treasure, pirate, alien, treasure map, fictional planet, space and aliens, space travel, adventurer, outer space, swashbuckler ...
Time:
future, year 2002, distant future, 18th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Canada
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. ...
Style:
fairy tale, visually stunning, dark fantasy, entertaining, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, chick flick
Plot:
treasure hunt, swashbuckler, sword fight, fantasy world, pirate, ship, sailboat, revenge, sea, ship captain, ghost, jungle ...
Time:
18th century, year 2017, georgian era
Place:
caribbean
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