The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Also known as The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Pirates!, Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 animated adventure film directed by Peter Lord
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6.5The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
Released: 2012-03-1288 minDir: Peter LordAnimation, Adventure, Family, ComedyBudget: $60.0MBox office: $123M
Cast
- Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain (voice)
- Martin Freeman as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
- Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria (voice)
- David Tennant as Charles Darwin (voice)
- Jeremy Piven as Black Bellamy (voice)
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Cutlass Liz (voice)
Themes
- sea
- ship
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (released outside the UK as The Pirates! Band of Misfits) is a 2012 stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film directed by Peter Lord and written by Gideon Defoe, based on his 2004 novel. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Features and starring the voices of Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Jeremy Piven, the film follows a crew of amateur pirates in their attempt to win the Pirate of the Year competition.
The Pirates! was released on 28 March 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2012 in the United States. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $123 million against a $55 million budget. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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2010s adventure comedy films2010s British animated films2010s children's comedy films2010s historical comedy films2010s stop-motion animated films2012 3D films2012 action comedy films2012 American animated films2012 British films2012 children's films2012 directorial debut films2012 English-language films