The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) (The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists)

44 Pictures

6.6	Rating (272 ratings)
6.7	IMDB rating

Add to favorites

Edit page

Search at Amazon

Directed by

Jeff Newitt

Peter Lord

Starring (View all)

Hugh Grant
The Pirate Captain

Martin Freeman
The Pirate with a Scarf

Imelda Staunton
Queen Victoria

David Tennant
Charles Darwin

Jeremy Piven
Black Bellamy

Salma Hayek
Cutlass Liz

Lenny Henry
Peg Leg Hastings

Brian Blessed
The Pirate King

Written by

Gideon Defoe
book The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

Lists

156 votes

Non-Disney, Non-Pixar, Non-Ghibli Animated Films (192 items)
list by Andy Goulding

Published 11 years, 4 months ago

16 comments

93 votes

Watched in 2012 (612 items)
list by Coby

Published 12 years, 3 months ago

12 comments

80 votes

2012 movies (126 items)
list by Villiana

Published 11 years, 10 months ago

12 comments

68 votes

Awesome animations (69 items)
list by Zaishe

Published 12 years, 11 months ago

18 comments

62 votes

Films Viewed by Kathy in 2017 (35 items)
list by kathy

Published 7 years, 4 months ago

1 comment

View all The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) lists

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Videos

Trailer

348 Views, 3 votes, 1 comments

Added 12 years ago

Trailer 2

358 Views, 1 comments

Added 12 years ago

The Pirates! Band of Misfits - Trailer in 1080p

92 Views, 1 votes

Added 12 years ago

View all The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) videos

Cover art, photos and screenshots

5 votes

3 votes

2 votes

View all The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) pictures (41 more)

Reviews

Not Aardman's best but good return to stop-motion.

12 years, 1 month ago at Apr 8 3:54

SJMJ91

5 votes

Following Aardman Animations’ most notable triumphs, such as Wallace And Gromit, Chicken Run and most recently Arthur Christmas, they make their latest motion picture in their second consecutive collaboration with Sony Pictures Animations, but first stop-motion film in seven years. After the hilarious trailer and appearing to bring forth the charm, the jokes and the breath-taking stop-motion pie... read more

Review of The Pirates! Band of Misfits

11 years, 11 months ago at May 18 4:56

Joshua "LF"

3 votes

I've never quite enjoyed Aardman's work as much as critics. At least, not their full-length films. That's not to say I haven't liked them; I've liked them, but I certainly haven't loved them. Pirates: Band Of Misfits is different, though. This movie, I did love.

None of the primary pirates are given names; their descriptions in the credits are "The Pirate With The Scarf," "The Pira... read more

Review

11 years, 5 months ago at Dec 4 8:10

madstalk

2 votes

Appreciating Aardman films seems to be easier for a certain, shall we say, less colonial segment of the movie watching population. The humor is oft-described as simply "British" whatever that actually means. Strangely, despite my avowed love of the Monty Python films, Aardman just hasn't done it for me. Sure I enjoyed Chicken Run and I tolerated Wallace and Gromit because of the neat characteri... read more

View all The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) reviews

Description: After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew take on the cream of the pirating crop - Black Bellamy, Peg Leg Hastings and Cutlass Liz - in a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with lovelorn scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's prized 'parrot', Polly, could be the answer to the 'untold riches' they are searching for. Their adventure takes them to Victorian London where they meet Darwin's sidekick 'man-panzee' Mister Bobo, and the notorious pirate-hating Queen Victoria herself. It soon unfolds that D ... (more)

Release date: 27 April 2012

Tags: Animation (11), 2012 (9), Pirates (8), Comedy (7), Adventure (5), Animated (4), British (3), 2010s (3), Aardman (3), British Animation (2), Jeff Newitt (2), Peter Lord (2), (2), Charles Darwin (2), Historical (2), Sounds Interesting (1), Martin Freeman (1), Incompetent (1), Hugh Grant (1), 2010's (1)

My tags:

Add tags

Update feed

davidcartoons added this to a list 1 month, 3 weeks ago

American Animation (2010-2014) (535 tv items)

Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 3 months, 3 weeks ago

2012 Awardie Awards (43 movies items)

Weve added this to a list 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sony Pictures Animation (30 movies items)

amongus added this to a list 7 months ago

Animación Infantil (279 tv items)

PCA added this to a list 8 months ago

Animated films I've seen. (83 movies items)

"That was really fun and funny."

Ultimo added this to a list 10 months ago

Every Animated Film I've Seen (186 movies items)

PvtCaboose91 added this to a list 1 year ago

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: May 1st Via: Binge Plot: 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. Rating: 7.3/10 Why Did I Watch It? I've been meaning to watch this since it first came out, and it has disappeared and reappeared on streaming services over the years. I needed something short and sweet, and t"

MaxL added this to a list 1 year, 4 months ago

2012 Films I've Seen, Ranked (96 movies items)

henrik4075 voted for an image 1 year, 5 months ago

l8t3r added this to a list 1 year, 6 months ago

Movies Watched on Netflix (501 movies items)

DarthTrino added this to a list 2 years, 5 months ago

Películas que he visto y aumentando. (6352 movies items)

Larry Philip added this to a list 2 years, 11 months ago

Caricaturas que vi (part2) (130 movies items)

Nadia posted 3 images 2 years, 12 months ago

Ultimo added this to a list 3 years, 4 months ago

Watched In 2020 (228 movies items)

Seaworth added this to a list 3 years, 4 months ago

Aardman Animation (12 movies items)

Phoenix Feather added this to a list 3 years, 10 months ago

Seen Films: 2012 (115 movies items)

BobbyDuf added this to a list 3 years, 11 months ago

2020 Movie Watch List (577 movies items)

"Watched via: Hulu Date: 05.22.20 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy RE-watchability: 4**** (out of 5)"

Kankku added this to a list 3 years, 11 months ago

Watched in 2020 (97 movies items)

"16.5. Rakastan elokuvan stopmotion-animointia ja elokuvan hullua ideaa tarinasta Vuoden merirosvo -gaalan ympärillä. Valitettavasti tarina on kuitenkin vain se idea, joka ei ole ottaakseen tuulta siipiensä alle kehittyäkseen mihinkään suuntaan. Ideoittensa päälle elokuvassa on hyviä ja hauskoja koukkujakin, jotka pelastavat elokuvaa kohtuullisesti."

Kankku added this to a list 3 years, 11 months ago

Watched in 2020 (97 movies items)

JaJlN2 added this to a list 4 years ago

cartoons vistos (870 tv items)

Exclusive posted a image 4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive added this to a list 4 years, 7 months ago

My Blu-Ray Collection (1282 movies items)

Phoenix Feather added this to a list 4 years, 9 months ago

Seen Films: Salma Hayek (23 movies items)

japanmokus added this to a list 4 years, 10 months ago

filmek (199 movies items)

Phoenix Feather added this to a list 5 years, 3 months ago

Seen Films (2010s) (1177 movies items)

Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 5 years, 3 months ago

Favorite Animated Films: 2012-2013 (14 movies items)

" Directed by: Peter Lord Produced by: Julie Lockhart, Peter Lord, and David Sproxton Written by: Gideon Dafoe Based on the book series, "The Pirates!" by Gideon Dafoe Cinematography: Frank Passingham Edited by: Justin Krish Music by: Theodore Shapiro Distributed by: Sony Animation"

Ryan Serowinski added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago

Movies That I Saw in Theaters(2001-present) (365 movies items)

"April 27th, 2012(at the Great Escape 14 & IMAX in Dickson City)(in 3D)"

Joshine added this to a list 5 years, 6 months ago

Watched in 2018 (103 movies items)

SwornShadow added this to a list 5 years, 8 months ago

Films I was Lucky enough to see in Theater (250 movies items)

Stehako added this to a list 5 years, 9 months ago

Watched in 2014 - Film and TV (623 movies items)

Exclusive posted a image 5 years, 10 months ago

MaxL added this to a list 6 years ago

My Top 10 Favourite Movies of 2012 (11 movies items)

"Speaking of stop-motion, it's such a joy to see Aardman Animation go back to that classic style that first brought them fame with Wallace & Gromit. And as a pirate movie, I liked this far more than any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. It's funny, genuinely heartbreaking when it wants to be, and the idea of pirates finding an alternate way of getting rich is justified brilliantly. The Pirate Captain himself is a wonderful character, and Queen Victoria is one of my favourite funny villains."