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The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Original title: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
48K
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
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Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island... Read allPirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
48K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Peter Lord
    • Jeff Newitt
  • Writer
    • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Grant(voice)
    • Salma Hayek(voice)
    • Jeremy Piven(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Peter Lord
    • Jeff Newitt
  • Writer
    • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Grant(voice)
    • Salma Hayek(voice)
    • Jeremy Piven(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 120User reviews
    • 236Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 20 nominations total

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    Photos40

    Imelda Staunton in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, and Anton Yelchin in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Hugh Grant in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Jeremy Piven in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Salma Hayek in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Lenny Henry in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Hugh Grant in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Al Roker, and Anton Yelchin in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, and Anton Yelchin in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, and Anton Yelchin in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

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    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • The Pirate Captainas The Pirate Captain
    • (voice)
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Cutlass Lizas Cutlass Liz
    • (voice)
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Black Bellamyas Black Bellamy
    • (voice)
    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • The Pirate with a Scarfas The Pirate with a Scarf
    • (voice)
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Queen Victoriaas Queen Victoria
    • (voice)
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Charles Darwinas Charles Darwin
    • (voice)
    Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry
    • Peg Leg Hastingsas Peg Leg Hastings
    • (voice)
    Brian Blessed
    Brian Blessed
    • The Pirate Kingas The Pirate King
    • (voice)
    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • The Albino Pirateas The Albino Pirate
    • (voice)
    Anton Yelchin
    Anton Yelchin
    • The Albino Pirateas The Albino Pirate
    • (US version)
    • (voice)
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • The Pirate with Goutas The Pirate with Gout
    • (voice)
    Ashley Jensen
    Ashley Jensen
    • The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirateas The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
    • (voice)
    Al Roker
    Al Roker
    • The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittensas The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
    • (US version)
    • (voice)
    Ben Whitehead
    Ben Whitehead
    • The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittensas The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
    • (voice)
    Mike Cooper
    • Admiral Collingwoodas Admiral Collingwood
    • (voice)
    David Schneider
    David Schneider
    • Scarlett Morganas Scarlett Morgan
    • (voice)
    Tom Doggart
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Sophie Jerrold
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Peter Lord
      • Jeff Newitt
    • Writer
      • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists) (screenplay by)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In real life, Charles Darwin was a member of the Gourmet or Glutton society which involved eating, not necessarily endangered, but unusual animals such as parakeets and owls.
    • Goofs
      After the Pirate Captain falls asleep in Darwin's house, Number Two is seen flicking a light switch. Electric light wasn't even demonstrated in London until 1848, eleven years after the film is set.
    • Quotes

      Pirate Captain: Now listen Charles, we've all done something unforgivable. I've betrayed my pirate honor, you've betrayed science, and Mr. Bobo's betrayed the animal kingdom.

    • Crazy credits
      No dodos were made extinct during the making of this motion picture.
    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Rule Britannia
      Written by Thomas Augustine Arne, and James Thomson

    User reviews120

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Not perfect but it at least made me laugh.
    The main reason why lots of people will still end up feeling disappointed with this movie is because it's not up to par with Aardman's other work, such as the Wallace & Gromit series and "Chicken Run". But really, the movie in itself is far from a terrible one, though it still definitely has its weaknesses.

    Good news is that the movie still features some of the very typical Peter Lord and Nick Park humor in it (though Nick Park wasn't involved with this particular movie). It features lots of very quick and clever visual jokes and some often great and funny dialog, all done in a very British style. And that's also a joke this entire movie relies heavily one; the fact that the pirates in this movie are all being very British, with their mannerisms and accents. This was something that I appreciated but I still did wish that the movie would had done some more stuff with it all.

    For a pirates movie, that besides is also made for a younger audience, the story doesn't really ever feel adventurous enough. It doesn't take you to far off or exotic places and the action, which is something I normally really love in Aardman's movies, is mostly missing in this movie. Not that the movie is boring or anything, it's too short and fast paced for that but it still is all a bit lacking and prevents this movie from ever truly becoming a great one.

    There just isn't really anything that stands out about this movie at all. Also its characters are being somewhat shallow and you just don't ever feel involved enough with them, or the overall movie. Some of the characters besides get terribly underused and the movie also really could had used a good, fun, strong villain in it.

    But oh well, most important thing is that I at least was entertained by it, for almost its entire duration and the movie genuinely made me laugh. In that regard you simply just can't call this movie a bad one, even though it's being sort of disappointing still, in some departments.

    7/10

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Pirates! Band of Misfits in 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Aardman Animation Studios, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Sony Pictures Animation
      • Aardman Animations
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,051,126
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,137,734
      • Apr 29, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $123,054,041
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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