Movies Like The Boy and the Pirates

If you liked The Boy and the Pirates (1960), a adventure and family movie directed by Bert I. Gordon, 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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
2
Masters of the Universe (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasy
When He-Man is driven from Eternia after Skeletor seizes Castle Grayskull, a stolen portal device strands the fight on Earth, where a pair of teenagers become entangled in a war that spans worlds.
3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
4
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
5
Treasure Island (1950)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and family
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew…
6
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasy
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
7
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
8
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and adventure
Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
9
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and adventure
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
10
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
★ 6/10Also adventure and family
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
11
Willow (1988)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and adventure
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
12
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
13
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and fantasy
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
14
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and family
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
15
The Warriors Gate (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and family
After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the…
16
Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and family
Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
17
Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest…
18
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and adventure
When the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as…
19
Damsel (2024)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and adventure
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
20
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse…