Movies Like Samson and the Sea Beasts
If you liked Samson and the Sea Beasts (1963), a adventure movie directed by Tanio Boccia, 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.
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Anne of the Indies (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureAfter buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureAfter 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…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also adventureWhen 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…
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Swashbuckler (1976)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureA pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureThe 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…
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Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureYoung 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.
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Deep Rising (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureA group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
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Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureIt's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may…
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Treasure Island (1934)
★ 6.6/10Also adventureIn this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureCaptain 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…
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Treasure Island (1950)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureEnchanted 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…
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also adventureMorgan 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…
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Nate and Hayes (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureNathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben…
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The Pirate (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureA girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
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Treasure Island (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureYoung Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and…
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True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventureWhen 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…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureThrust 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…
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Moana (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also adventureTeenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
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Peter Pan (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureIn stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story…