This is a list of pirate films and TV series, primarily in the pirate film genre, about the Golden Age of Piracy from the 17th through 18th centuries. The list includes films about other periods of piracy, TV series, and films tangentially related, such as pirate-themed pornographic films. Films about other types of piracy, such as music piracy, are not included.

Films

1900s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Short film L'Honneur du corsaire 1908 Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Charles Krauss
Short film The Pirate's Gold 1908 D. W. Griffith George Gebhardt, Linda Arvidson, Charles Inslee
Serial (3 parts) Morgan le pirate 1909 Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Jean-Marie de l'Isle

1910s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Short film Blackbeard 1911 Francis Boggs Sydney Ayres, Hobart Bosworth Film about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Short film Treasure Island 1912 J. Searle Dawley Addison Rothermel, Ben F. Wilson, Charles Ogle Based on Treasure Island
Short film Pirate Gold 1913 Wilfred Lucas Blanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, J. Jiquel Lanoe
Documentary The Footsteps of Capt. Kidd 1915 Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury
Documentary On the Spanish Main 1915 Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury
Documentary Pirate Haunts 1915 Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury
Short film A Submarine Pirate 1915 Charles Avery, Sydney Chaplin Sydney Chaplin, Wesley Ruggles Submarine piracy. Set in modern times.
Animated comedy short Colonel Heeza Liar and the Pirates 1916 John Randolph Bray Comedy
Daphne and the Pirate 1916 Christy Cabanne Lillian Gish, Elliott Dexter, Walter Long
The Sea Panther 1918 Thomas N. Heffron William Desmond, Mary Warren, Jack Richardson
Treasure Island 1918 Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin, Violet Radcliffe Based on Treasure Island
Störtebeker 1919 Ernst Wendt Film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

1920s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Jolanda, la figlia del Corsaro Nero 1920 Vitale De Stefano Anita Faraboni Based on Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter
Film serial Pirate Gold 1920 George B. Seitz Marguerite Courtot, George B. Seitz, Frank Redman
Treasure Island 1920 Maurice Tourneur Shirley Mason, Josie Melville, Al W. Filson Based on Treasure Island
The Black Corsair 1921 Vitale De Stefano Rodolfo Badaloni Based on The Black Corsair
Cold Steel 1921 Sherwood MacDonald J. P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford, Stanhope Wheatcroft
Il figlio del corsaro rosso 1921 Vitale De Stefano Based on Son of the Red Corsair
La regina dei Caraibi 1921 Vitale De Stefano La Bella Argentina, Rodolfo Badaloni Based on The Queen of the Caribbean
Gli ultimi filibustieri 1921 Vitale Di Stefano Riccardo Tassani Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
Film serial Captain Kidd 1922 Burton L. King, J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo, Kathleen Myers, Leslie Casey
Film serial Le Fils du Flibustier 1922 Louis Feuillade Aimé Simon-Girard Set in modern times
Masters of the Sea 1922 Alexander Korda Victor Varconi Set in modern times
The Buccaneers 1924 Mark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowan Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels
Captain Blood 1924 David Smith J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte Merriam Based on Captain Blood
Peter Pan 1924 Herbert Brenon Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, George Ali Based on Peter and Wendy
The Sea Hawk 1924 Frank Lloyd Milton Sills, Enid Bennett Based on The Sea Hawk, set in the Elizabethan era in the Mediterranean Sea
Clothes Make the Pirate 1925 Maurice Tourneur Leon Errol, Dorothy Gish, Nita Naldi Comedy
Peter the Pirate 1925 Arthur Robison Paul Richter, Aud Egede Nissen, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Set in the Mediterranean Sea
Satan's Sister 1925 George Pearson Betty Balfour Set in modern times
Film serial Surcouf 1925 Luitz-Morat Jean Angelo Film about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
The Black Pirate 1926 Albert Parker Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Anders Randolf Also known as The Black Buccaneer
Breed of the Sea 1926 Ralph Ince Ralph Ince, Margaret Livingston, Pat Harmon
The Eagle of the Sea 1926 Frank Lloyd Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
Old Ironsides 1926 James Cruze Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery Also known as Sons of the Sea.
Set in the Mediterranean Sea, in the early 19th century.
The Road to Romance 1927 John S. Robertson Ramon Novarro, Marceline Day, Marc McDermott Based on Romance
The Beautiful Corsair 1928 Wladimiro De Liguoro Rina De Liguoro
The First Kiss 1928 Rowland V. Lee Fay Wray, Gary Cooper, Lane Chandler
Modern Pirates 1928 Manfred Noa Jack Trevor Set in modern times
The Delightful Rogue 1929 Leslie Pearce Rod La Rocque Set in modern times
Film serial The Pirate of Panama 1929 Ray Taylor Jay Wilsey, Natalie Kingston, Al Ferguson

1930s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Hell Harbor 1930 Henry King Lupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland
Corsair 1931 Roland West Chester Morris Set in modern times
Film serial Pirate Treasure 1934 Ray Taylor Richard Talmadge, Lucille Lund, Walter Miller
Treasure Island 1934 Victor Fleming Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore Based on Treasure Island
Captain Blood 1935 Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill Based on Captain Blood
China Seas 1935 Tay Garnett Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery Set in modern times
Naughty Marietta 1935 Robert Z. Leonard, W. S. Van Dyke Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy Musical
Variety show Pirate Party on Catalina Isle 1935 Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Sterling Young, The Fanchonettes This was a pirate-themed variety show held of Catalina Isle which starred a number Hollywood comics.
Captain Calamity 1936 John Reinhardt Marian Nixon, George Houston, Vince Barnett Set in modern times
Dancing Pirate 1936 Lloyd Corrigan Charles Collins, Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna Musical comedy. Set in the 1820s.
The Black Corsair 1937 Amleto Palermi Ciro Verratti, Silvana Jachino Based on The Black Corsair
Doctor Syn 1937 Roy William Neill George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John Loder Film about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh.
The Buccaneer 1938 Cecil B. DeMille Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
Spawn of the North 1938 Henry Hathaway George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour Set in modern times, at the coast of Alaska
Jamaica Inn 1939 Alfred Hitchcock Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton Set in England in 1819. Based on Jamaica Inn

1940s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
The Daughter of the Green Pirate 1940 Enrico Guazzoni Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
Theatrical film The Sea Hawk 1940 United States Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains Set in the Elizabethan era, but unlike the novel The Sea Hawk it is set in the Caribbean Sea
The Black Swan 1942 Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar Film about Henry Morgan (c. 1635 – 1688)
Reap the Wild Wind 1942 Cecil B. DeMille Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard Set in the 1840s along the Florida coast
Il figlio del corsaro rosso 1943 Marco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli Based on Son of the Red Corsair
Gli ultimi filibustieri 1943 Marco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
El Corsario Negro 1944 Chano Urueta Pedro Armendáriz, María Luisa Zea, June Marlowe Based on The Black Corsair
Frenchman's Creek 1944 Mitchell Leisen Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone Based on Frenchman's Creek
The Princess and the Pirate 1944 David Butler Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak Comedy
Captain Kidd 1945 Rowland V. Lee Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton Film about Captain William Kidd (1654 – 1701)
Film serial Manhunt of Mystery Island 1945 Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling Set in modern times
The Spanish Main 1945 Frank Borzage Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
Film serial The Sea Hound 1947 W. B. Eason, Mack V. Wright Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd (actor), Pamela Blake Set in modern times
Sinbad the Sailor 1947 Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn Set at the time of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (ruled from 786 to 809), in the Indian Ocean.
Animated comedy short Buccaneer Bunny 1948 Friz Freleng Mel Blanc (voice)
The Pirate 1948 Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak Musical
Barbary Pirate 1949 Lew Landers Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall Film about the begin of the First Barbary War. Set in 1801
Rosvo-Roope (Raunchy Ropey) 1949 Hannu Leminen Tauno Palo, Helena Kara, Ghedi Lönnberg

1950s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Buccaneer's Girl 1950 Frederick de Cordova Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas Set around 1810
Double Crossbones 1950 Charles Barton Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer Comedy
Fortunes of Captain Blood 1950 Gordon Douglas Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready Based on Captain Blood
Last of the Buccaneers 1950 Lew Landers Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
Film serial Pirates of the High Seas 1950 Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tommy Farrell Set in modern times
Treasure Island 1950 Byron Haskin Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll, Basil Sydney Based on Treasure Island
Two Lost Worlds 1950 Norman Dawn James Arness, Kasey Rogers, Bill Kennedy Set in the year 1830
Anne of the Indies 1951 Jacques Tourneur Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget With Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951 Raoul Walsh Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty Based on the Horatio Hornblower novels. Set in the Napoleonic Wars
Flame of Araby 1951 Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler, Lon Chaney Jr., Buddy Baer Film about the Brothers Barbarossa (Oruç Reis, c. 1474 – 1518, and Hayreddin Barbarossa, c. 1478 – 1546)
Hurricane Island 1951 Lew Landers Jon Hall, Marie Windsor, Romo Vincent Set in Florida in the year 1513
Revenge of the Pirates 1951 Primo Zeglio Jean-Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd 1952 Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton Comedy
Against All Flags 1952 George Sherman Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn Set in Madagascar
Blackbeard the Pirate 1952 Raoul Walsh Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix Film about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Captain Pirate 1952 Ralph Murphy Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John Sutton Based on Captain Blood.
Also known as Captain Blood, Fugitive.
Sequel to Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950).
Caribbean Gold 1952 Edward Ludwig John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Cedric Hardwicke Set in 1728
The Crimson Pirate 1952 Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok
The Golden Hawk 1952 Sidney Salkow Sterling Hayden, Rhonda Fleming, Helena Carter
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair 1952 Mario Soldati May Britt, Marc Lawrence, Renato Salvatori Based on Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter
I tre corsari 1952 Mario Soldati Ettore Manni, Marc Lawrence, Renato Salvatori, Cesare Danova Based on The Black Corsair
Yankee Buccaneer 1952 Frederick de Cordova Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball Film about David Porter (1780 – 1843)
Fair Wind to Java 1953 Joseph Kane Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert Douglas Set in 1883
Film serial The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 1953 Derwin Abrahams, Charles S. Gould Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford Film about Captain William Kidd (1654 – 1701)
The Master of Ballantrae 1953 William Keighley Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux Set after 1745, based on The Master of Ballantrae
Animated film Peter Pan 1953 Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried (voices) Based on Peter and Wendy
Prince of Pirates 1953 Sidney Salkow John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda Set in the 16th century in the Netherlands
Raiders of the Seven Seas 1953 Sidney Salkow John Payne, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr Film about Barbarossa (Oruç Reis, c. 1474 – 1518)
Alvaro piuttosto corsaro 1954 Camillo Mastrocinque Renato Rascel Musical
The Black Pirates 1954 Allen H. Miner Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, and Lon Chaney, Jr.
Animated comedy short Captain Hareblower 1954 Friz Freleng Mel Blanc (voice)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl 1954 Lew Landers Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, Alan Hale, Jr.
His Majesty O'Keefe 1954 Byron Haskin Burt Lancaster Film about David O'Keefe (1824 – 1901) and Bully Hayes (1827 – 1877)
Long John Silver 1954 Byron Haskin Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Lloyd Berrell Also known as Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
Sequel to Treasure Island
Return to Treasure Island 1954 Ewald André Dupont Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall Set in modern times. Sequel to Treasure Island
Moonfleet 1955 Fritz Lang Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood Film about smugglers in England in the 18th century
Pirates of Tripoli 1955 Felix E. Feist Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Paul Newlan Set in the Mediterranean Sea
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates 1956 Norman Foster Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York Film about Davy Crockett (1786 – 1836), set on the Mississippi River
Pirate of the Half Moon 1957 Giuseppe Maria Scotese John Derek, Gianna Maria Canale, Ingeborg Schöner Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
The Amorous Corporal 1958 Robert Darène François Périer, Rossana Podestà, Robert Hirsch Set in Madagascar
The Buccaneer 1958 Anthony Quinn Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Charlton Heston Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne 1958 Karel Zeman Lubor Tokoš, Arnost Navrátil, Miroslav Holub Fantasy and science fiction film based on Facing the Flag by Jules Verne
Pirate of the Black Hawk 1958 Sergio Grieco Gérard Landry, Mijanou Bardot Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
The Little Savage 1959 Byron Haskin Pedro Armendáriz
Marie of the Isles 1959 Georges Combret Belinda Lee, Alain Saury, Magali Noël, Folco Lulli Set in 1635
The Pirate and the Slave Girl 1959 Piero Pierotti Lex Barker, Chelo Alonso, Massimo Serato, Graziella Granata Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
Son of the Red Corsair 1959 Primo Zeglio Lex Barker Based on Son of the Red Corsair

1960s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
The Boy and the Pirates 1960 Bert I. Gordon Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye Fantasy film with Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Morgan, the Pirate 1960 André de Toth, Primo Zeglio Steve Reeves, Valérie Lagrange, Ivo Garrani Film about Henry Morgan (c. 1635 – 1688)
Pirates of the Coast 1960 Domenico Paolella Lex Barker
Queen of the Pirates 1960 Mario Costa Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Scilla Gabel Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
Robin Hood and the Pirates 1960 Giorgio Simonelli Lex Barker, Walter Barnes Set in England in the 12th century
Swiss Family Robinson 1960 Ken Annakin John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur Set in the early 19th century, based on The Swiss Family Robinson
Il conquistatore di Maracaibo 1961 Eugenio Martín Hans von Borsody, Luisella Boni
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961 John Gilling Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Michèle Mercier, John Fraser Set in England in the 1790s.
Guns of the Black Witch 1961 Domenico Paolella Don Megowan, Silvana Pampanini
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island 1961 Cy Endfield Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Herbert Lom Based on The Mysterious Island, set in 1865
Pirates of Tortuga 1961 Robert D. Webb Ken Scott, Letícia Román, Dave King
Queen of the Seas 1961 Umberto Lenzi Lisa Gastoni, Jerome Courtland, Walter Barnes Also known as The Adventure of Mary Read
Film about Mary Read (c. 1690 – 1721)
Rage of the Buccaneers 1961 Mario Costa Ricardo Montalbán, Vincent Price, Giulia Rubini
The Secret of the Black Falcon 1961 Domenico Paolella Lex Barker, Walter Barnes
Avenger of the Seven Seas 1962 Domenico Paolella Richard Harrison, Michèle Mercier, Walter Barnes Set in 1790
Hawk of the Caribbean 1962 Piero Regnoli Johnny Desmond, Yvonne Monlaur
Hero's Island 1962 Leslie Stevens James Mason, Neville Brand, Kate Manx Set in 1718 at the Outer Banks of North Carolina
Julius Caesar Against the Pirates 1962 Sergio Grieco Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell An adventure of the young Julius Caesar, based on a true story. Set in the Mediterranean Sea in the years 75 BC and 74 BC.
Musketeers of the Sea 1962 Steno Pier Angeli, Channing Pollock, Aldo Ray, Philippe Clay, Robert Alda
The Pirates of Blood River 1962 John Gilling Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee
Seven Seas to Calais 1962 Rudolph Maté, Primo Zeglio Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, Edy Vessel Film about Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 1596)
The Son of Captain Blood 1962 Tulio Demicheli Sean Flynn, Alessandra Panaro, John Kitzmiller Based on Captain Blood
Tiger of the Seven Seas 1962 Luigi Capuano Gianna Maria Canale, Anthony Steel, John Kitzmiller
The Lion of St. Mark 1963 Luigi Capuano Gordon Scott, Gianna Maria Canale, Alberto Farnese Set in the 1620 in the Mediterranean Sea
Samson and the Sea Beast 1963 Tanio Boccia Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee
Captain Clegg 1964 Peter Graham Scott Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen Also known as Night Creatures.
Film about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh.
The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964 Don Sharp Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney Set in England in 1588
Hercules and the Black Pirates 1964 Luigi Capuano Alan Steel, Rosalba Neri
The Masked Man Against the Pirates 1964 Vertunnio De Angelis George Hilton, Tony Kendall
The Pirates of Malaysia 1964 Umberto Lenzi Steve Reeves, Andrea Bosic, Jacqueline Sassard Set in the 19th century in Malaysia
Toto vs. the Black Pirate 1964 Fernando Cerchio Totò, Mario Petri Comedy
Treasure Island 1964 Hsin-yan Chang, Qi Fu Tseng Chang, Sisi Chen, Qi Fu
The Adventurer of Tortuga 1965 Luigi Capuano Guy Madison, Ingeborg Schöner, Rik Battaglia
Giant of the Evil Island 1965 Piero Pierotti Peter Lupus, Halina Zalewska
A High Wind in Jamaica 1965 Alexander Mackendrick Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price Set in 1870
Assault on a Queen 1966 Jack Donohue Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Alf Kjellin Submarine piracy. Set in modern times
The Sea Pirate 1966 Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland Gérard Barray, Antonella Lualdi Film about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
Tonnerre sur l'océan Indien 1966 Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland Gérard Barray, Antonella Lualdi Film about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
The King's Pirate 1967 Don Weis Doug McClure, Jill St. John, Guy Stockwell
The Rover 1967 Terence Young Anthony Quinn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Rita Hayworth Based on The Rover, set in France in the Napoleonic Wars
Blackbeard's Ghost 1968 Robert Stevenson Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette Fantasy comedy, set in modern times
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera 1969 Mario Amendola Franco and Ciccio, Fernando Sancho Comedy

1970s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Il corsaro [it] 1970 Antonio Mollica Robert Woods
Pippi in the South Seas 1970 Olle Hellbom Inger Nilsson Comedy, based on Pippi in the South Seas
Blackie the Pirate 1971 Enzo Gicca Terence Hill, George Martin, Bud Spencer
Los corsarios 1971 Ferdinando Baldi Dean Reed, Alberto de Mendoza, Annabella Incontrera
The Light at the Edge of the World 1971 Kevin Billington Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar Set at Cape Horn in the year 1865. Based on The Lighthouse at the End of the World
Un pirata de doce años [it] 1972 René Cardona Jr. Hugo Stiglitz, René Cardona III, Christa Linder
Pirates of Blood Island [it] 1972 José Luis Merino Carlos Quiney, Stelvio Rosi
Animated film Treasure Island 1972 Hal Sutherland Richard Dawson, Davy Jones, Dal McKennon (voices) Based on Treasure Island
Treasure Island 1972 John Hough Orson Welles, Kim Burfield, Lionel Stander Based on Treasure Island
Ghost in the Noonday Sun 1973 Peter Medak Peter Sellers Comedy
Scalawag 1973 Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Set in California in the 19th century
Les Démoniaques 1974 Jean Rollin Joëlle Cœur, Lieva Lone, Patricia Hermenier, John Rico, Willy Braque Horror. Set at the end of the 19th century, on the north European coast.
The Ghost Galleon 1974 Amando de Ossorio Maria Perschy, Jack Taylor Horror. Set in modern times.
The Black Corsair 1976 Sergio Sollima Kabir Bedi, Carole André, Mel Ferrer Based on The Black Corsair
Noroît 1976 Jacques Rivette Geraldine Chaplin, Bernadette Lafont, Kika Markham Avant-garde and experimental film
Swashbuckler 1976 James Goldstone Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold Also known as Scarlet Buccaneer
Oro rojo 1977 Alberto Vázquez Figueroa José Sacristán, Isela Vega, Hugo Stiglitz Set in modern times
Golden Rendezvous 1977 Ashley Lazarus Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson Set in modern times

1980s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
The Island 1980 Michael Ritchie Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor Set in modern times
Los Diablos del mar 1981 Juan Piquer Simón Ian Sera, Patty Shepard, Frank Braña
The Pirate Movie 1982 Ken Annakin Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton Musical
Nate and Hayes 1983 Ferdinand Fairfax Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Jenny Seagrove Film about Bully Hayes (1827 – 1877)
The Pirates of Penzance 1983 Wilford Leach Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt Musical
Space Raiders 1983 Howard R. Cohen Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall Science fiction
Yellowbeard 1983 Mel Damski Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle Comedy
The Ice Pirates 1984 Stewart Raffill Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts Science fiction
Television film The Master of Ballantrae 1984 Douglas Hickox Michael York, Timothy Dalton, John Gielgud Set after 1745, based on The Master of Ballantrae
The Goonies 1985 Richard Donner Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
The Lightship 1985 Jerzy Skolimowski Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard, Klaus Maria Brandauer Set in modern times
Television film The Pirates of Penzance 1985 Norman Campbell Brent Carver, Jeff Hyslop, Caralyn Tomlin Musical
Treasure Island 1985 Raúl Ruiz Melvil Poupaud, Martin Landau, Vic Tayback Based on Treasure Island
Animated film Castle in the Sky 1986 Hayao Miyazaki Science fiction
Pirates 1986 Roman Polanski Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas
Jim & Piraterna Blom 1987 Hans Alfredson Johan Åkerblom, Ewa Fröling, Jan Malmsjö
The Princess Bride 1987 Rob Reiner Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, André the Giant
Deep Rising 1988 Stephen Sommers Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald Set in modern times
Iguana 1988 Monte Hellman Everett McGill, Fabio Testi, Michael Madsen Set in the 19th century on a remote island of the Galápagos Islands
Act of Piracy 1988 John Cardos Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer (actress), Ray Sharkey Set in modern times.

1990s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Shipwrecked 1990 Nils Gaup Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh
Television film Treasure Island 1990 Fraser Clarke Heston Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee Based on Treasure Island
Television film Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair 1990 Alberto Negrin Burt Lancaster, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Culp, Renzo Montagnani, Rebecca Schaeffer Set in modern times
Television film Pirate Prince 1990 Alan Horrox Sean Blowers, Danny Cerqueira, Mona Hammond
Television film Pirate's Island 1990 Viktors Ritelis Beth Buchanan, Brian Rooney, Sancho Gracia
Matusalem 1991 Roger Cantin Marc Labrèche, Jessica Barker, Maxime Collin
Hook 1991 Steven Spielberg Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts Based on Peter and Wendy
Under Siege 1992 Andrew Davis Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey Set in modern times
Television film Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins 1994 Scott Garen Anthony Zerbe, Corey Carrier, Jason Beghe Based on Treasure Island
Cutthroat Island 1995 Renny Harlin Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella
Magic Island 1995 Sam Irvin Zachery Ty Bryan, Andrew Divoff, Edward Kerr
Waterworld 1995 Kevin Reynolds Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper Science fiction
Muppet Treasure Island 1996 Brian Henson Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly Comedy, based on Treasure Island
Animated film Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas 1998 Tsutomu Shibayama Based on Doraemon anime
Matusalem II 1998 Roger Cantin Manuel Aranguiz, Jean Pierre Bergeron, Pierre-Luc Brillant
Six Days, Seven Nights 1998 Ivan Reitman Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Temuera Morrison Set in modern times
Pirates of the Plain 1999 John R. Cherry III Tim Curry, Seth Adkins, Dee Wallace, Charles Napier Fantasy comedy, set in modern times
I predatori delle Antille 1999 Joe D'Amato Anita Skultéty
Treasure Island 1999 Peter Rowe Jack Palance Based on Treasure Island
Final Voyage 1999 Jim Wynorski Dylan Walsh, Ice-T, Erika Eleniak, Claudia Christian Set in modern times

2000s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Animated film One Piece: The Movie 2000 Junji Shimizu Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Agent Red 2000 Damian Lee Dolph Lundgren, Alexander Kuznetov, Natalie Radford Submarine piracy. Set in modern times
Animated film The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag 2001 Gerhard Hahn [de] Fantasy film with Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Animated film Treasure Planet 2002 Ron Clements, John Musker Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short (voices) Science fiction, based on Treasure Island
Captain Sabertooth 2003 Stig Bergqvist, Rasmus A. Sivertsen Terje Formoe, Ole Alfsen, Nina Lund Feste (voices) Comedy
Animated film One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken 2003 Kōnosuke Uda Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Peter Pan 2003 P. J. Hogan Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams Based on Peter and Wendy
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 Gore Verbinski Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore Comedy. Set in the Mediterranean Sea
Singing Behind Screens 2003 Ermanno Olmi Jun Ichikawa, Bud Spencer Film about Ching Shih (1775–1844)
Animated film One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword 2004 Kazuhisa Takenouchi Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Piet Piraat en de betoverde kroon 2005 Bart Van Leemputten Peter Van De Velde
The Pirate's Curse 2005 Mark Roper Thomas Ian Griffith Set in modern times
Submerged 2005 Anthony Hickox Steven Seagal, William Hope, Vinnie Jones Submarine piracy. Set in modern times
Pornographic film Pirates 2005 Joone Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana, Janine, Teagan Presley, Devon, Jenaveve Jolie and Evan Stone
Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove 2005 United States Gary Jones Rhett Giles, Tom Nagel, Kristina Korn Slasher film about a vengeful undead pirate. Set in modern times.[1]
Pirates of Treasure Island 2006 Leigh Scott Lance Henriksen Based on Treasure Island
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 United States Gore Verbinski Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Pirates of the Great Salt Lake 2006 E. R. Nelson Kirby Heyborne, Trenton James, Larry Bagby
Television film A Pirate's Heart [de] 2006 Miguel Alexandre Ken Duken, Claire Keim, Gottfried John, Gudrun Landgrebe, Frank Giering Television film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Band of Pirates: Buccaneer Island 2007 Bruce Mercury, TL Jones Bruce Mercury, TL Jones
L'Île aux trésors 2007 Alain Berbérian Gérard Jugnot, Alice Taglioni, Jean-Paul Rouve Based on Treasure Island
Animated film One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta 2007 Takahiro Imamura Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 United States Gore Verbinski Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush
Television film Treasure Island 2007 Hansjörg Thurn Tobias Moretti, François Goeske, Diane Willems, Christian Tramitz, Jürgen Vogel A German television film, Die Schatzinsel, based on the novel by R.L. Stevenson, it adds a character, Captain Flint's daughter
Pornographic film Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge 2008 Joone Jesse Jane, Belladonna, Evan Stone
Animated film The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie 2008 Mike Nawrocki Comedy
12 Paces Without a Head 2009 Sven Taddicken Ronald Zehrfeld, Matthias Schweighöfer Film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Animated film One Piece Film: Strong World 2009 Munehisa Sakai Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation

2010s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Documentary film The Pirate Tapes 2011 Andrew Moniz, Rock Baijnauth Pirates in Somalia. Set in modern times.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 United States Rob Marshall Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
A Hijacking 2012 Tobias Lindholm Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim Set in modern times
Animated film One Piece Film: Z 2012 Tatsuya Nagamine Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Animated film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012 Peter Lord Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven (voices) Comedy.
Based on The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
Animated Film Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Peter Dinklage
Captain Phillips 2013 Paul Greengrass Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi Set in modern times
Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama 2014 John Andreas Andersen, Lisa Marie Gamlem Kyrre Haugen Sydness Captain Sabertooth series
Animated film The Pirate Fairy 2014 Peggy Holmes Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston (voices) Based on Peter and Wendy
Pan 2015 Joe Wright Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried Based on Peter and Wendy
Animated film Pirate's Passage 2015 Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, Carrie-Anne Moss
Animated film One Piece Film: Gold 2016 Hiroaki Miyamoto Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 United States Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem
Animated film Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island 2018 Kazuaki Imai Based on Doraemon anime, and on Treasure Island
Superhero film Aquaman 2018 James Wan Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe Submarine piracy. Set in modern times.
Bollywood film Thugs of Hindostan 2018 Vijay Krishna Acharya Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Amitabh Bachchan Set in 1795, the film follows a band of Thugs led by Khudabaksh Azaad, who aspires to free Hindostan (the Indian subcontinent) from the rule of the expanding British East India Company.
Animated film Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant 2019 Marit Moum Aune, Rasmus A. Sivertsen Captain Sabertooth series

2020s

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
Animated film One Piece Film: Red 2022 Gorō Taniguchi Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
Peter Pan & Wendy 2023 David Lowery Jude Law, Jim Gaffigan Based on Peter Pan and Wendy

Television series

Media Title Released Country Director Notable cast Notes
TV series The Adventures of Long John Silver 1954 Byron Haskin Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Kit Taylor 26 episode TV series filmed in colour in Australia.
Television series The Buccaneers 1956 C.M. Pennington-Richards Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson
Television miniseries Return to Treasure Island 1986 Alan Clayton Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne Based on Treasure Island
Television miniseries Treasure Island in Outer Space 1987 Antonio Margheriti Anthony Quinn, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Löwitsch Science fiction miniseries, based on Treasure Island
Animated television series Peter Pan and the Pirates 1990 Tim Curry, Kath Soucie, Chris M. Allport (voices) Based on Peter and Wendy
Animated television series The Pirates of Dark Water 1991 Jodi Benson, Héctor Elizondo, George Newbern (voices)
Children's television series Pirates 1994 Peter Tabern Mem Ferda, Benjamin Rennis, June Brown
Return to Treasure Island 1996 Steve La Hood Jed Brophy, Will Clannachan, Richard Condon Based on Treasure Island
Television miniseries Pirate Tales 1997 Kevin McCarey Chuck Shamata, Roger Daltrey, Richard Schumann
Television miniseries Caraibi 1999 Lamberto Bava Paolo Seganti, Nicholas Rogers, Mario Adorf, Padma Lakshmi, Jennifer Nitsch Also known as Pirates: Blood Brothers
Anime television series One Piece 1999 Adaptation of the manga One Piece
Television series Pirate Islands 2003 Brooke Harman, Nicholas Donaldson, Eliza Taylor
Television miniseries Blackbeard 2006 Kevin Connor Angus Macfadyen, Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Stacy Keach TV miniseries about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Television miniseries Blackbeard 2006 Richard Dale, Tilman Remme James Purefoy TV miniseries about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
Children's television series Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2011
TV series Piratas 2011 Spain
Television miniseries Treasure Island 2012 Steve Barron Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland Based on Treasure Island
Television series Black Sails 2014 Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold Set roughly two decades before the events of Treasure Island and during the Golden Age of Piracy, the feared Captain Flint brings on a younger crew member as they fight for the survival of New Providence Island.
Television series Crossbones 2014 Neil Cross, James V. Hart and Amanda Welles John Malkovich, Richard Coyle, Claire Foy, Yasmine Al Masri, David Hoflin, Chris Perfetti, Tracy Ifeachor Based on Colin Woodard's book The Republic of Pirates. In 1729, the island of Santa Compaña is home to pirates, thieves, and cutthroats all ruled by the feared pirate captain Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, who the British Empire believes is dead, but who in actuality is merely in hiding. Calling himself "Commodore", he now uses this island as his base of operations.
Netflix docuseries The Lost Pirate Kingdom 2021 Stan Griffin, Justin Rickett, Patrick Dickinson Sam Callis, James Oliver Wheatley, Derek Jacobi Docuseries portraying the rise and fall of the 18th century pirate republic based in Nassau, Bahamas.
HBO Max Period comedy Our Flag Means Death 2022 Taika Waititi Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Kristian Nairn, Rory Kinnear Semi-based on the story of Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who abandons his life to become a pirate.
Netflix streaming television series One Piece 2023 Adaptation of the manga One Piece

Pirate film series

Title Number of films Years Notes
One Piece 15 2000–2022 Based on One Piece anime
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 2003–present

References

  1. ^ "Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove (2005) - Gary Jones | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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