The Pirates (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, The Pirates is an action, comedy, fantasy and drama film directed by Lee Suk-hoon, running about 130 minutes.

What it’s about. At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale intervenes and swallows the royal seal. When a generous reward is offered to whomever can retrieve the royal seal from the belly of the whale, the race is on. A group of mountain bandits led by Jang Sa Jung and a group of pirates led by Yeo Wol go after the lost treasure, but who will get to to it first?

Who’s in it. The Pirates stars Son Ye-jin as Yeo-wol, Kim Nam-gil as Jang Sa-jung, Oh Dal-su as Han Sang-jil and Park Cheol-min as Monk, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, The Pirates has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $64.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Pirates page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Pirates tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.