The Pirates

Name: The Pirates
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2014-08-06
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Son Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Oh Dal-su, Park Cheol-min, Yoo Hai-jin

2014·Movie·130 min·★ 7.0(241)

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“Those who conquer the sea will have it all!”

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?

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About The Pirates

The Pirates is a 2014 Korean-language action, adventure and comedy film directed by Lee Suk-hoon. The cast is led by Son Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Oh Dal-su. It has a runtime of 2h 10m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH.

The Pirates was produced by Lotte Entertainment, Harimao Pictures, and Cinedigm and made in South Korea. It was released on August 6, 2014. Made on a budget of about $13 million, it went on to gross $64 million worldwide.

Director: Lee Suk-hoon
Writers: Chun Sung-il, Lee Suk-hoon, Choi Lee-Young
Release date: August 6, 2014
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Budget: $13 million
Box office: $64 million
Production: Lotte Entertainment, Harimao Pictures, Cinedigm

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The Pirates cast & crew

The Pirates was directed by Lee Suk-hoon and written by Chun Sung-il, Lee Suk-hoon, and Choi Lee-Young.

The cast features Son Ye-jin as Yeo-wol, Kim Nam-gil as Jang Sa-jung, Oh Dal-su as Han Sang-jil, Park Cheol-min as Monk, Yoo Hai-jin as Cheol-bong, and Lee Kyung-young as So-ma.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hwang Sang-jun, cinematography is by Kim Young-ho, and it was produced by Park A-hyoung and Kim Dae-seung.

Is The Pirates worth watching?

The Pirates holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 241 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 2h 10m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and comedy, The Pirates is worth a place on your watchlist.

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