20 movies like The Buccaneer, ordered by similarity : Adrift(2018), Damn the Defiant!(1962), The Buccaneer(1958), Wings(1927), Henry V(1989), Chimes at Midnight(1965), Cabiria(1914), Seven Cities of Gold(1955), First Man(2018), Abandoned(2015), Hannibal(1960), Noah(2014) ...
Drama, History
USA
1938
121 Minutes
Fredric March Franciska Gaal Akim Tamiroff
pirate governor senator girlfriend general sea captain rousing gutsy thrilling new orleans ship bayou gulf of mexico naval warfare privateering false accusations patriotism espionage heroism adventure
Semi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
Drama, History
UK
1962
101 Minutes
Alec Guinness Dirk Bogarde Maurice Denham Nigel Stock Richard Carpenter Peter Gill David Robinson Robin Stewart Ray Brooks Peter Greenspan Anthony Quayle
captain lieutenant cabin boy sailor tense thrilling ship ocean naval warfare mutiny napoleonic wars leadership adventure rivalry 1800s
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
War, Drama, History
1927
139 Minutes
Clara Bow Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Jobyna Ralston Gary Cooper El Brendel Arlette Marchal Richard Tucker Julia Swayne Gordon Henry B. Walthall George Irving
pilot cadet friend love interest volunteer military officer rousing suspenseful emotional paris small town air force base airplane world war i friendly fire friendship patriotism duty horrors of war adventure
Two World War I pilots (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) woo a young woman (Clara Bow) and fight the Germans.
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
friend girlfriend prince henry iv hostess wife brash cheeky amusing sad england battlefield castle pub inn royal life father/son relationship friendship loyalty war
Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Adventure, Drama, History
Italy
1914
123 Minutes
Lidia Quaranta Umberto Mozzato Bartolomeo Pagano Luigi Chellini Gina Marangoni
slave nurse pirate priest roman melodramatic powerful engaging sicily volcano ship carthage temple city punic wars sacrifice volcano earthquakes slavery quest
Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.
Drama, History
USA
1955
103 Minutes
Richard Egan Anthony Quinn Michael Rennie Jeffrey Hunter Rita Moreno Eduardo Noriega Leslie Bradley John Doucette
priest captain lieutenant soldier native american chief tense thrilling melodramatic mexico california wilderness camp expedition gold fable missionary work betrayal rescue adventure
In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Action, Drama
New Zealand
2015
86 Minutes
Dominic Purcell Peter Feeney Owen Black Siobhan Marshall Greg Johnson Daniel Cleary Serena Cotton Rachel Nash
man shipwreck survivor survivor friend explorer sailor engaging emotional melodramatic thrilling gripping suspenseful sea boat ocean home danger shipwreck sinking ship survival
In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
Drama, History
Italy
1960
103 Minutes
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Victor Mature Rita Gam Gabriele Ferzetti Milly Vitale Rik Battaglia Franco Silva Terence Hill Andrea Aureli Bud Spencer
general senator niece roman soldier brash melodramatic rousing thrilling rome north africa alps camp hannibal conquest war journey unlikely romance leadership temptation
During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, History
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Russell Crowe Jennifer Connelly Emma Watson Anthony Hopkins Ray Winstone Logan Lerman Douglas Booth Leo McHugh Carroll Dakota Goyo
god wife son adopted daughter animal husband brutal chilling intense ark sea mount ararat turkey forest house apocalypse flooding god anger sin
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Drama, History
USA
1941
128 Minutes
Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Alan Mowbray Sara Allgood Gladys Cooper Henry Wilcoxon Heather Angel Halliwell Hobbes Gilbert Emery Miles Mander Ronald Sinclair
ambassador lady admiral captain lord king witty sultry touching melodramatic france italy england prison adultery war love loss courage adventure
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Drama, History
UK
1958
123 Minutes
Kenneth More David McCallum Honor Blackman Jill Dixon Laurence Naismith Frank Lawton Alec McCowen George Rose Ronald Allen Robert Ayres
captain sailor passenger tense gripping ocean liner atlantic ocean survival sinking ship disaster historical events class distinctions fall rescue sacrifice 1910s
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Action, Drama, History
Russia
2017
118 Minutes
Vladimir Vdovichenkov Lyubov Aksyonova Pavel Derevyanko Mariya Mironova Oksana Fandera Nikita Panfilov Vitaliy Khaev Aleksandr Samoylenko Igor Ugolnikov Polina Rudenko Natal'ya Kudryashova
politician astronaut friend teamwork gripping intense suspenseful outer space control room space station city soviet union saving the day partnership motivation dangerous mission determination survival rescue adventure
USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.
Drama, History
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Charles Laughton Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Reginald Owen John Carradine Gilbert Roland John Qualen Sheldon Leonard Abner Biberman William Farnum Ray Teal
pirate henchman admiral king son love interest spirited brutal madagascar coast ship cave london sea ambition greed capt. kidd betrayal execution swordplay
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
Drama, Romance, History
USA
1927
110 Minutes
John Barrymore Dolores Costello Warner Oland Sam De Grasse Stuart Holmes
sister brother beautiful woman count divinity student brash crafty rousing france ship drawing room prison slavery brother/sister relationship mutiny religion change of heart whirlwind romance adventure love
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.