• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

Swashbuckler

Play trailer Poster for Swashbuckler PG,  1976,  1h 41m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 40% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
40% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Caribbean pirates (Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones) assist a noble damsel and foil a quirky tyrant (Peter Boyle).

Critics Reviews

View More
John Simon New York Magazine/Vulture Jan 1, 2020
Several fine performers are perversely miscast in this movie. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3/4
It's been a long time since Hollywood gave us a decent pirate movie, and that by itself is one reason for liking Swashbuckler. Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) May 9, 2023
It tries so hard not to make fun of the genre that it turns out not to be much fun at all. Go to Full Review
David A. Nardozzi Philadelphia Gay News May 26, 2020
Be on guard for Swashbuckler, one of the grandest sea adventures ever filmed. Go to Full Review
Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press Oct 30, 2019
The resulting film is a self-conscious attempt that survives only through the good will of the audience. Go to Full Review
C. Jerry Kutman Los Angeles Free Press Oct 30, 2019
People who go to this film will know exactly what to expect, and they are not going to be disappointed. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Luke S Dec 7, 2017 Well made but not enough story to keep it going. Predictable.
Read all reviews
Swashbuckler

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

James Goldstone

Director

Robert Shaw

Ned Lynch

James Earl Jones

Nick Debrett

Peter Boyle

Lord Durant

Geneviève Bujold

Jane Barnet

Harry Basch

Banana Man

More Like This

View All
Thirdspace 71% Thirdspace Watchlist The Culpepper Cattle Company 63% The Culpepper Cattle Company Watchlist George and the Dragon 48% George and the Dragon Watchlist Slither 57% 57% Slither Watchlist Sabata 68% Sabata Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler (1976) Swashbuckler (1976) Swashbuckler (1976) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Caribbean pirates (Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones) assist a noble damsel and foil a quirky tyrant (Peter Boyle).
Director
James Goldstone
Producer
Jennings Lang
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Bloom
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings