2 Sex Scene: Pirates

Below, we chart the high seas of Hollywood to bring you the definitive filmography of pirate cinema, punctuated by the that made us cheer, flinch, and dream of buried treasure.

The moment where the captured English oarsmen break their chains, seize the whips from their Spanish masters, and turn the dread galleon into a floating inferno. The tracking shot of the chain breaking is pure, cathartic cinema. Pirates 2 Sex Scene

Errol Flynn became a star overnight. This film codified the pirate movie formula: an unjustly wronged man becomes a noble criminal, wins the girl, and defeats the villain in a glittering swordfight. Below, we chart the high seas of Hollywood

Hammer Films

The iconic scene where Fairbanks slides down a ship's sail using only a dagger to slow his descent. Captain Blood Errol Flynn became a star overnight