# Pirates (1986)

> A filthy, flamboyant pirate captain turns captivity, mutiny, and a governor’s kidnapped niece into a wildly comic seafaring escapade.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6456

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Cast: Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Olu Jacobs, Charlotte Lewis, Roy Kinnear, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, David Kelly
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091757/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, grotesque, rowdy, campy movie night, adventure double feature

## Movies like Pirates

- [The Return of the Musketeers (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/26974)
- [Martha (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/19880)
- [The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/8582)
- [Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/3523)
- [The Crimson Pirate (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/6537)
- [Long John Silver (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/13744)
- [The Four Musketeers (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/7059)
- [Cutthroat Island (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/940)
- [Carry On Jack (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/20158)
- [Cabin Boy (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/15744)

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