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Growing up, we all read Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece and were in awe of the one-legged crook, known as Long John Silver. Armed with a talking parrot as a side kick, Long John Silver is one of the most cunning and wicked pirates ever. While Long John has his eye set on the lost treasure, the question that has always intrigued the readers as well as the viewers is the dynamics between him and Jim Hawkins. Though he uses the boy as a pawn in his scheme of things, he seems to have a soft corner for him. Nevertheless, ‘Treasure Island’ is one of the greatest pirate movies of all time and is immensely watchable. here

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On a calm sea, with waves crashing gently along, a ship moves on its destined route. It’s a happy crew with songs and banter going all around. Suddenly, a cannon ball is hurled into the ship and explodes as the unsuspecting sailors scamper for their dear lives. As the remaining men gear up for a fight, the sight of the Jolly Roger makes their blood run cold. After all, it’s a pirate ship!

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One of the rarest mainstream movies of recent times to have focused on the growing menace of the Somalian pirates in the Indian ocean, ‘Captain Phillips’ is a riveting watch. Based on the real life incident of the hijacking of Maersk Alabama in 2009 by Somali pirates who end up taking the captain hostage, played brilliantly by Tom Hanks, the film gives a real time peek at the ordeal faced by the crew and the perilous lives of sailors in difficult situations. After its release, controversy erupted as the real life crew members questioned its authenticity. But all said and done, it retains itself as a brilliantly made thriller. It received six academy award nominations including best picture. [links]

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Consider this. A peg legged pirate with an eye on the prized golden Aztec Throne along with his faithful first mate who’s in love with a beautiful dame. Titled ‘Pirates’ with director Roman Polanski at the helm, the general consensus of this would have been a blockbuster, isn’t it? Turning out to be one of the biggest duds of all time, starring Walter Matthau as Captain Red, ‘Pirates’ was globally panned by the audiences. One of the rarest of Polanski’s failures, the only saving grace of this movie was its spectacular score and the galleon Neptune which is currently on display at the docks of Genoa, Italy. Over the years, this movie has garnered a cult following for its wry humour and weird take on pirates.

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Starring the dashing Errol Flynn as the privateer Geoffrey Thorpe, who along with other privateers plunder Spanish ships for gold, ‘The Sea Hawk’ is a classic pirate tale. Adding a flavour of patriotism, it’s a take on the age old rivalry between Spain and England. One can find glaring similarities between the antagonist King Philip II of Spain and Adolf Hitler as the former seems to be modeled after him, in the time of the Second World War. [links]

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It’s time to debate which of these classic pirate movies is the best! For this list, we’ll be looking at all five theatrical features in this Disney franchise, going from the lowest seabed to the highest tide. Our countdown includes “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, and more! What’s your favorite — or least favorite — “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie? Let us know in the comments!

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Based on a novel of the same name, a journalist (Michael Caine) and his son are captured by a bunch of inbred buccaneers who’ve inhabited The Island for 300 years. Interbreeding has taken its toll, so they see Caine’s son as a way of changing their depleting gene pool. And in the end? Well, we’ll just save that little corker for you.

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Johnny Depp’s now iconic Jack Sparrow captured our imaginations as a scallywag sea captain with comical charm and a drunken Keith Richards swagger. He even managed to upstage the Black Pearl’s CGI undead pirates. A rare box office pirate smash. [links]

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A bunch of misfit kids search for the infamous One Eyed Willie’s treasure, hidden behind a perilous path of deadly boobie traps and a frightening encounter with the Fratelli mob. The real villains of the story? The evil land developers. How can you not love a movie that brought us the Truffle Shuffle?

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In one of the few pirate movies to feature a female captain, Errol Flynn stars opposite Maureen O'Hara in this tale of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar. Sent by the Navy to bust open the pirate HQ from the inside, and featuring love squares as well as triangles. here

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Slavery, mutiny, uprising – Captain Blood has it all. Dr Blood finds himself falsely convicted of treason and sold into slavery in Jamaica. So far, so un-piratey. Things heat up when Blood and his pals revolt and take over a Spanish ship that's attacking the city, to become the most feared pirates on the seas. It all goes pear-shaped when Blood goes back to rescue a girl. Typical.

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7. Captain Hook [links]

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In the early 19th century the governor of Louisiana offered a $300 reward for the capture of this pirate plaguing the Gulf of Mexico. Lafitte responded by offering $1,000 for the capture of the governor. Together with brother Pierre, this French folk hero ruled an island colony of pirates who captured merchant ships at cannon-point and smuggled the stolen booty into New Orleans. Lafitte’s reputation spread across the Atlantic, and George III offered him British citizenship and landholdings if he helped the Royal Navy to attack the United States. Lafitte stayed loyal to his adopted homeland and helped General Andrew Jackson defeat the British fleet in exchange for a full pardon.

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Welshman Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722) was a reluctant pirate. He was officer on a slave ship captured by pirates and decided that if he couldn’t beat them he’d join them. “A merry life and a short one shall be my motto,” he reasoned. With his navigational skills and courage, Roberts turned out to be rather good at it, plundering 470 ships off the Americas and West Africa. This civilised seadog preferred tea to rum, dressed in his finest clothes for battle and made his crew agree to a strict 11-point code of conduct. When he was shot in the throat while standing on deck, and buried at sea, it signalled the end of piracy’s golden age. [links]

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Anne Bonny, c1698. Photograph: Print Collector/Getty Images [links]