Swashbucklers
The pen may be mightier than the sword but Hollywood was quick to realise that good vs evil with a couple of biros wasn't going to cut it in the action stakes. Epitomised by the likes of Errol Flynn (pictured with Basil Rathbone in 'Robin Hood') and Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr, the typical swashbuckler was a dazzling swordsman, a fearless adventurer with courage in his heart, romance on his mind and a spring in his step. So buckle your swash and get ready for some rollicking old style entertainment.
Kidnapped (1971)
6.2/10
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, Trevor Howard, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Fr...
When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him then has him ship... Read more
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Brian Henson
Starring: Tim Curry, Kermit the Frog, Billy Connolly
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about loyalty and pirate loot becomes an entertaining mix of adventure, music and muppet madness in this romp s... Read more
Pathfinder (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Karl Urban, Russell Means, Moon Bloodgood, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Ralf Moelle...
Karl Urban stars in this Viking swordfest as the warrior, Ghost. Raised by Indians after an expedition to the Americas left him stranded there as a c... Read more
Peter Pan (2003)
6.9/10
Director: P J Hogan
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers, O...
Director P.J. Hogan's ('Muriel's Wedding') visually stunning adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic story follows 'the boy who wouldn't grow up' as he le... Read more
Pirate Islands (2003)
7.3/10
Starring: Brooke Harmon, Nicholas Donaldson, Colin Moody, Eliza Taylor, Oliver Ackland, Lu...
A freak accident sends three Australian kids into a computer-generated world of pirates and swashbuckling heroes. In order to get back to the real wor... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport, Bill...
Hitting the high seas for a third time, Captain Jack is in trouble down in Davy Jones' Locker, after an incident with the Kraken; and Will and Elizabe... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport, Bill...
Hitting the high seas for a third time, Captain Jack is in trouble down in Davy Jones' Locker, after an incident with the Kraken; and Will and Elizabe... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonatha...
The whole crew reunites for this supernatural swashbuckling sequel as Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) tries to avoid a blood debt he owes to the somewhat s... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonatha...
The whole crew reunites for this supernatural swashbuckling sequel as Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) tries to avoid a blood debt he owes to the somewhat s... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, Kevin McNally, Penelope...
Rousing fourth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga finds Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crossing paths with Angelica (Penelope Cruz... Read more