Compiled by Lisa Jensen,

Film Critic and Author of
The Witch from the Sea

Whether you saw these movies at the theater in original release or on the tube, each one--good and bad--portrayed the unforgettable image of pirates roistering across the screen. Our imaginations are captured by these characters facing the challenge of the sea, living rough and wild.

I've put this list together, compiling from many different sources, of all the pirate films that I know about. Some I have reviewed and these are noted by the star rating. Clicking on the stars will link you to the full review, or you can scroll through all my reviews on the Jensen's Reviews page. I will be adding to these reviews when possible. Many of these movies are available. Just click on the DVD or VHS marker and you'll be at the appropriate Amazon.com page. Enjoy!

Title	Year	Stars	Available Formats	Jensen's Review Rating
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	1952
Against All Flags	1952	Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn and Mildred Natwick	VHS
Anne of the Indies	1951	Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, and Thomas Gomez	not available	1/2
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The Black Buccaneer	1926
The Black Pirate	1926	Douglas Fairbanks	VHS / DVD	1/2
The Black Swan	1942	Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara	VHS	1/2
Blackbeard the Pirate	1952	Raoul Walsh	VHS
Blackbeard's Ghost	1968	Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones	VHS / DVD
The Boy and the Pirates	1960
Breed of the Sea	1926
The Buccaneer	1938
The Buccaneer	1958	Yul Brenner, Charleton Heston, Lorne Greene	VHS	1/2
The Buccaneers	1924
The Buccaneers	1956
Buccaneer's Girl	1950
Buccaneer Bunny	1948
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Captain Blood	1924
Captain Blood	1935	Errol Flynn, Olivia de Haviland	VHS
Captain Blood	1960
Captain Blood, Fugitive	1952
Captain Calamity	1936
Captain Hareblower	1954	Animated, Bugs Bunny
Captain Horatio Hornblower	1951	Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo	VHS
Captain Kidd	1922
Captain Kidd	1945	Charles Laughton	VHS
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl	1954
Captain Ron	1992	Kurt Russell, Martin Short	VHS / DVD	1/2
Caribbean Gold	1952
China Seas	1935	Clark Gable, Jean Harlow	VHS
Clothes Make the Pirate	1925
Colonel Heeza Liar and the Pirates	1916
Cold Steel	1921
Cold Steel for Tortuga	1965
Cold Steel for Tortuga	1998	Guy Madison	VHS
El Corsario Negro	1944	Chano Urueta	VHS
The Crimson Pirate	1952	Burt Lancaster	VHS
Cutthroat Island	1995	Geena Davis, Mathew Modine	VHS / DVD
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Daphne and the Pirate	1916
The Devil-Ship Pirates	1964
Los Diablos del mar	1981
Dr. Syn	1937	Roy William Neill	VHS
Double Crossbones	1950
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Fair Wind to Java	1953
Finding Neverland	2004	Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman	DVD	1/2
The First Kiss	1928
Fortunes of Captain Blood	1950
Frenchman's Creek	1944	Joan Fontaine, Basil Rathbone	VHS
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The Golden Hawk	1952
The Goonies	1985	Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Martha Plimpton	VHS / DVD
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd	1953
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Hell Harbor	1930
Hero's Island	1962
A High Wind in Jamaica	1965	Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Deborah Baxter	DVD
Hook	1991	Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams	VHS / DVD	1/2
Hurricane Island	1951
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The Ice Pirates	1984	Stewart Raffill	VHS
The Island	1980	Michael Caine	VHS
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Jim and the Pirates	1987
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The King's Pirate	1967
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Last of the Buccaneers	1950
The Lion of St. Mark	1963
Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island	1953	Robert Newton	VHS
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Magic Island	1995	Sam Irvin	VHS / DVD
The Master of Ballantrae	1953	Eroll Flynn	VHS
The Master of Ballantrae (TV)	1984
Master and Commander	2003	Russell Crowe	DVD / VHS	1/2
Matusalem	1993
Matusalem II	1998
Moonfleet	1955
Morgan the Pirate	1961
Muppet Treasure Island	1996	The Muppets, Tim Curry	VHS / DVD
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Nate and Hayes	1983	Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O’Keefe	VHS
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Old Ironsides	1926	Walter Beery	VHS	1/2
Oro Rojo	1978
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Peter Pan	1924
Peter Pan (Disney)	1953	Animated	VHS / DVD
Peter Pan (TV)	1960	Mary Martin	VHS / DVD
Peter Pan	1997	Cathy Rigby	VHS / DVD
Peter Pan	2000	Guy Halvorsen	VHS
Peter Pan	2003	Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood	DVD / VHS	1/2
The Pirate	1948	Gene Kelly, Judy Garland	VHS
Pirates	1986	Walter Mathau (Roman Polanski, Director)	VHS	1/2
Pirates	1994	TV series
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom	VHS / DVD
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006	Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley,  Bill Nighy
Pirate Gold	1913
Pirate Gold	1920
Pirate Haunts	1915
The Pirate Movie	1982	Kristy McNichol Christopher Atkins	VHS
The Pirate Planet ("Dr. Who" British TV show. 2nd installment of "The Key to Time" series)	1975	Tom Baker, Mary Tamm (written by Douglas Adams)	VHS / DVD
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle	1935
Pirate Tales	1997	(mini) TV series	VHS
Pirate Treasure	1934
Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins	1991		VHS
The Pirate's Gold	1908
Pirate's Island	1991	TV
The Pirates of Blood River	1962
Pirates of Darkwater	1991	TV series
Pirates of Monterey	1947
Pirates of Panama	1929
The Pirates of Penzance	1980	Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt	VHS
The Pirates of Penzance	1983	Kevin Kline, Angela Landsbury	VHS / DVD
The Pirates of Penzance	1985
Pirates of the High Seas	1950
Pirates of Tortuga	1961
Pirates of Tripoli	1955
Prince of Pirates	1953
Princess and the Pirate, The	1944	Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo	VHS	1/2
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Queen of the Pirates	1960
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Rage of the Buccaneers	1961
Raiders of the Seven Seas	1953
Return to Neverland	2002	Animated	VHS / DVD
Return to Treasure Island	1954
Return to Treasure Island	1992
Return to Treasure Island	1985	TV mini series
The Road to Romance	1927
Reap the Wild Wind	1942	John Wayne	VHS / DVD
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The Sea Hawk	1940	Errol Flynn	VHS
The Sea Hound	1947
The Sea Panther	1918
Seven Seas to Calais	1962
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	2003	Animated	VHS / DVD	1/2
Sinbad, the Sailor	1935	Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Maureen O’Hara	VHS
The Son of Captain Blood	1962
The Spanish Main	1945	Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak		1/2
Spawn of the North	1938	Henry Hathaway	VHS
Stardust	2007	Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro	DVD
Swashbuckler	1976	Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones	VHS
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Three Little Pirates	1946	The Three Stooges	VHS
Treasure Island	1912
Treasure Island	1918
Treasure Island	1920
Treasure Island	1934	Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper	VHS
Treasure Island (Disney)	1950	Bobby Driscoll	VHS / DVD	1/2
Treasure Island	1964
Treasure Island	1971	Yevgeni Fridman	VHS
Treasure Island	1972	John Hough	VHS
Treasure Island	1985
Treasure Island (TV)	1990	Charleton Heston	VHS
Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins	1994	TV
Treasure of Pirate’s Point	1998		VHS
Treasure Planet	2002	Animated	VHS / DVD	1/2
Two Lost Worlds	1950	Norman Dawn	VHS
The Witch and the Pirate Prince	1993	TV	VHS
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Yankee Buccaneer	1952
Yellowbeard	1983	Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle	VHS