Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- swashbuckling
- witty
- playful
- family movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics found the film competently animated and entertaining as a swashbuckling adventure, but less magical and emotionally compelling than the best contemporary animated features.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The magical Book of Peace motivates Sinbad's voyage and determines whether Proteus must face the death penalty.
The film blends Greco-Roman settings, Middle Eastern influences, and Arabian Nights imagery into a fantastical eighth-century seascape.
The sailors confront giant sea creatures and supernatural beings whose elaborate designs are central to the film's visual appeal.
Sinbad must choose between protecting himself and honoring his childhood friendship with Prince Proteus.
Films like Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, and why
the road to el dorado
shared animated fantasy adventure, comedic swashbuckling tone, mythic creatures, and family-oriented quest structure
shrek
shared dreamworks animation style, irreverent humor, fantasy world-building, and fast-paced heroic adventure
jason and the argonauts
shared mythological seafaring adventure, stop-motion-inspired monsters, and high-stakes fantasy spectacle
treasure planet
shared animated pirate adventure, magical quests, comic peril, and youthful audience appeal
Movie Details
- Directors
- Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore
- Release Date
- 2003-07-02
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (2299)
Cast
- Brad Pitt
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Joseph Fiennes
- Dennis Haysbert
- Timothy West
- Adriano Giannini
- Raman Hui Shing-Ngai
- Chung Chan
- Jim Cummings
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas about?
- A roguish Persian sailor races across a mythic Mediterranean to recover a sacred book and save his childhood friend from execution.
- What is Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as mild.
- What did critics think of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas?
- Critics found the film competently animated and entertaining as a swashbuckling adventure, but less magical and emotionally compelling than the best contemporary animated features.
- Which films are like Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas?
- Films with a similar feel include the road to el dorado, shrek, jason and the argonauts, and treasure planet.
- How long is Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas?
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas?
- In United States, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
