Movies Like Blackbeard, the Pirate

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Crimson Pirate

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.1·Robert Siodmak

Themes: pirate ship, swashbuckler, 18th centuryFans also likedStarring Torin Thatcher

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011·2h 16m·★ 6.6·Rob Marshall

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003·2h 23m·★ 8.1·Gore Verbinski

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The Three Musketeers

1973·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Richard Lester

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Captain Blood

1935·1h 59m·★ 7.7·Michael Curtiz

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Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

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The Princess Bride

1987·1h 39m·★ 8.0·Rob Reiner

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

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Spartacus

1960·3h 17m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006·2h 31m·★ 7.4·Gore Verbinski

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007·2h 49m·★ 7.2·Gore Verbinski

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Wes Anderson

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Hook

1991·2h 22m·★ 6.8·Steven Spielberg

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The Buccaneer

1958·1h 59m·★ 6.4·Anthony Quinn

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The Desert Rats

1953·1h 28m·★ 6.7·Robert Wise

Both star Robert Newton & Torin Thatcher

This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

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Krull

1983·2h 1m·★ 6.1·Peter Yates

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How Good Is Blackbeard, the Pirate?

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