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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Directed by Peter Lord
The 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. From TMDB
32 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Aug 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 10, 2026 · How this works
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! is a 2012 animation adventure family film, directed by Peter Lord, starring Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman and Imelda Staunton.
- 31 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jun 10, 2019 to Aug 24, 2026
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32 of 32 · most liked firstWreck it Ralph is made with such a love for (classic) gaming and in general being a really good animated movie I love it. Also The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Is great and can be rewatched endlessly. Then again, Idiocracy. Getting less and less funny and more scary as we come closer to that future.
positive · AI labelView post →It wasn’t a flop per se, but ‘The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!’ had a planned sequel that was cancelled because it didn’t do well enough at the box office, and that still hurts me. It’s an insanely underrated movie that I needed any opportunity to talk about haha
positive · AI labelView post →The best Aardman film is probably The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, but literally any Wallace & Gromit film is also a valid answer. Also Stage Fright is a quality deep cut.
positive · AI labelView post →I unironically love The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. A fantastic film all round.
positive · AI labelView post →103 - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 'Twas a very fun movie, it's a shame it often gets overlooked in the overall Aardman filmography
positive · AI labelView post →The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! was an amazing movie and deserved a sequel.
positive · AI labelView post →For context, it's supposed to be a stop-mo film in the same vain as The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists 😌
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s viewing (part 2): The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) #FilmSky 🎥 #Movies 🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →Honorable mentions Meet the Robinsons The Simpsons Movie Coco The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists The Road to El Dorado Encanto Fantastic Mr Fox Atlantis: the Lost Empire Robots The Day the Earth Blew Up Anastasia Surf's Up The Adventures of Tintin
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminded myself of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists! is a movie and that I should watch it again because good gravy what a DELIGHT
positive · AI labelView post →https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates!_In_an_Adventure_with_Scientists! >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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates!_in_an_Adventure_with_Communists >The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists is the third book in The Pirates! series by Gideon Defoe to…
neutral · AI labelView post →Some children's show I guess. Lemme check. https://en.meming.world/wiki/Well_Yes,_But_Actually_No#Origin >A claymation, stop-motion picture titled The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, also known as The Pirates! Band of Misfits in the United States, was released in August 2012. >One of the movie's characters, Pirate Captain, responds to a question posed by another character with "Good guess, but actually no." The line is frequently misheard as "Well yes, but actually no," giving the…
neutral · AI labelView post →The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 9/10 Man, I can't believe I completely missed out on this movie, this was a fun Aardman film! The written was really good, the animation is stellar as usual and overall, just a great watch!
positive · AI labelView post →#booksky Read The Pirates! in an Adventure With Scientists by Gideon Defoe. It's funny as hell and spawned the very good Pirates! claymation movie by Aardman Entertainment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Freeview (UK) #film of the day : The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012 84mins.) Animated comedy adventure from Aardman Animations; featuring the voices of Hugh Grant, David Tennant and Martin Freeman. Daft, surreal & chaotic fun! [ITV2 17.10 &+1] letterboxd.com/film/the-pir...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeh, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! is a pretty funny film.
positive · AI labelView post →I had to think long an' 'ard about this one, but I can confidently say that me favourite movie be The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (And I'd probably end up putting one of the Wallace and Gromit short films/movies at second, so it be clear Aardman be me favourite studio Yar har har!)
positive · AI labelView post →I’m still annoyed that the Aardman movie The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! was retitled The Pirates! Band of Misfits for the American release and also dubbed over two original voice actors to add in a couple of lackluster American performances
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah, the same movie known as "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!". Not the most focussed marketing but a cracking romp.
positive · AI labelView post →Adapted from the book The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, this witty and meticulously detailed film was Aardman's return to feature-length stop-motion and their last film with Sony Pictures Animation. It did manag to get nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars.
neutral · AI labelView post →Film 2 of the year. Pirates My ★★★★ review of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! on Letterboxd boxd.it/8hAbkv #films
positive · AI labelView post →"If there's anything that can instill joy in my cold heart, it's a cracking Aardman adventure." My review of "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!" letterboxd.com/bonfils/film...
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched a special screening of - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! This still remains to be an incredibly fun and underappreciated Aardman classic with extreamly funny humour, unforgettable characters & visuals and great animation. #Animation #Film #Classic
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists 1080p (Prime)(UK) £2.99 (Family) (iMDB) 7.1 Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek
neutral · AI labelView post →NOW AVAILABLE ON PATREON: Join us as we conclude the (very brief!) Sony-Aardman partnership with 2012's The Pirates In An Adventure with Scientists!/Band of Misfits. Jordan has a very high standing with this film, will Marc have the same affection for this goofy pirate epic? Tune in to find out!
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(UK) for £3.99 Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek Genre: (Family) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_pirate...
neutral · AI labelView post →161) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Not an incredible or super deep film or anything, but a super fun time that I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of. Mr Bobo is the goat. Honestly everyone is the goat. Aardman never misses. Just really funny idk, give it a watch when you can!
positive · AI labelView post →#movies The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) — It's an Aardman feature, so the stop-motion animation being great is a given. Fun to see the silly pirates (and cute dodo bird) do their swashbuckling. Cheeky depictions of Charles Darwin and Queen Victoria too, wasn't expecting that.
positive · AI labelView post →Remember how Paddington 2 was Hugh Grant’s best performance? Well no, it’s The Pirates in an Adventure With Scientists. We throw around ‘underrated’ far too much, but my lord is this movie underrated.
positive · AI labelView post →#Bales2024FilmChallenge 📽️ 🍿 hosted by @bales1181 over on Xitter February 12: Darwin is Mentioned in Movie The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
neutral · AI labelView post →A rediculously fun animated film for everyone to enjoy. Pirates! In an adventure with Scientists! has an amazing cast with humorous moments and of course, the beards! Hugh Grant is just funny, and the same goes for this film!
positive · AI labelView post →Given the name, it took me a long time to understand that this wasn't a sequel to something. But I watched it anyway, because I was short on 2012 movies for my best to worst list. Adventure with Scientists! will probably end up somewhere around the middle of that list. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
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