The Pirates (2014)

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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?

• Released: 2014-08-06
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
• Runtime: 2h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 244 votes

Directed by Lee Suk-hoon.

Top cast

• 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
• Lee Kyung-young as So-ma
• Sulli as Heuk-myo
• Kim Tae-woo as Mo Hong-Gab
• Lee Yi-kyung as Cham-bok
• Shin Jung-keun as Yong-gap

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Pirates

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amasian TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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