Pirate's Passage (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Pirate's Passage is an adventure, family and animation film directed by Mike Barth, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his father and forced to endure schoolyard bullying each day, Jim manages to carry on, buoyed by his optimistic imagination and fueled by his sense of adventure. The sudden arrival of Captain Johnson, whose small sailboat has been thrown off course by a storm, changes Jim’s life. The Captain quickly becomes a mentor and friend to Jim, giving him extraordinary lessons in self-reliance and determination. Soon, Jim develops a liberating self-assurance that so deeply touches the Captain that he allows Jim to see evidence that the Captain may be more than meets the eye. Is Captain Johnson the same Charles Johnson who was a pirate there two hundred years ago? The lad goes with him on a literal journey into the past to find out and emerges able to navigate the course of his life.

Who’s in it. Pirate's Passage stars Donald Sutherland as Captain Charles Johnson (voice), Gage Munroe as Jim Hawkins (voice), Carrie-Anne Moss as Kerstin Hawkins (voice) and Megan Follows as Meg O’Leary (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Pirate's Passage has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pirate's Passage page.

If you liked it. Fans of Pirate's Passage tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.