Movies Like Blackbeard, the Pirate

If you liked Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952), a adventure movie directed by Raoul Walsh, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Captain Blood (1935)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
2
The Sea Hawk (1940)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
3
Cutthroat Island (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership…
4
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate…
5
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth.
6
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh…
7
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down…
8
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip…
9
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a…
10
The Black Swan (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's…
11
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from…
12
Blueback (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.
13
Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
14
True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventure
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben…
15
Moby Dick (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the…
16
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.
17
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
18
Swashbuckler (1976)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
19
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
20
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes…