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Just as the cowboy archetype has endured for decades in cinemas worldwide, so too has that of the pirate. From romanticized depictions of its period piece golden age to more modern takes on piracy, ...

When you think about pirate movies today, your mind almost immediately wanders to the best and worst "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, which have admittedly dominated the scene in recent years.

Pirate movies are one of those ideas that should be huge in theory but are actually rather disappointing in execution. For most of the second half of the 20th century, few swashbuckling movies made a ...

Released in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl introduced audiences to a franchise that would span five films. Across its run, the series built a world shaped by adventure ...