Movies to Watch If You Love 'Pirates of the Caribbean'

October 2024 ยท 1 minute read

"Moonfleet" (1955) is a classic adventure film about piracy, legacy, and treasure.

"Moonfleet" is a swashbuckling pirate flick. MGM

Summary: In the adventure drama "Moonfleet," penniless orphan John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) is sent off to England to live with Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger), a respectable gentleman who's quickly revealed to be a swaggering buccaneer. 

Why you'll like it: Based on the novel by John Meade Falkner, this 18th-century epic is one of the more formative entries in a long line of pirate movies. 

Although "Moonfleet" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" seem dissimilar at first glance, both films explore legacy, smuggling, and supernatural skulduggery.

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