20 Pirate Movies to Watch for Treasure Hunts and Sea Adventures
A swashbuckling list of pirate movies with treasure islands, haunted ships, sea battles, comedy, and classic adventure. Browse summaries, cast, trailers, ratings, and watch-provider links.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip on the seas under Lord Cutler Beckett—now in control of Davy Jones—the fate of piracy hangs by a thread. Now, they must unite the pirate lords for one final stand. But as loyalties are tested and alliances shift, each must ultimately choose where they stand in the battle for freedom on the high seas.
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4MoviePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011★ 6.6
5MoviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017★ 6.7
6MovieTreasure Planet
2002★ 7.6
7MovieThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012★ 6.5
8MovieHook
1991★ 6.8
9MovieCutthroat Island
1995★ 5.8
10MovieCaptain Blood
1935★ 7.2
11MovieThe Sea Hawk
1940★ 7.2
12MovieThe Black Swan
1942★ 6.5
13MovieThe Crimson Pirate
1952★ 7.0
14MovieTreasure Island
1950★ 6.6
15MovieMuppet Treasure Island
1996★ 6.7
16MovieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968★ 6.7
17MovieYellowbeard
1983★ 5.6
18MoviePirates
1986★ 6.3
19MovieThe Buccaneer
1958★ 6.5
20MovieNate and Hayes
1983★ 6.1
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A swashbuckling list of pirate movies with treasure islands, haunted ships, sea battles, comedy, and classic adventure. Browse summaries, cast, trailers, ratings, and watch-provider links.
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