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  • 2022
  • Picturehouse Entertainment
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2022
  • Picturehouse Entertainment
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary New Year’s Eve 1999. Cappo (Elliot Edusah), Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) and Kid (Reda Elazouar) drive through London in their tiny Peugeot 205, pumping a live garage set from the stereo and arguing about their Avirex jackets and Naf Naf imports. As the eighteen-year olds step into adulthood they know their lives and friendships are on the ...

Directed By: Reggie Yates

Written By: Reggie Yates

  • 2022
  • Picturehouse Entertainment
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2022
  • Picturehouse Entertainment
  • 1 h 20 m

Pirates

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary New Year’s Eve 1999. Cappo (Elliot Edusah), Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) and Kid (Reda Elazouar) drive through London in their tiny Peugeot 205, pumping a live garage set from the stereo and arguing about their Avirex jackets and Naf Naf imports. As the eighteen-year olds step into adulthood they know their lives and friendships are on the ...

Directed By: Reggie Yates

Written By: Reggie Yates

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Mixed
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90
Dec 6, 2021
Through his infectiously likeable and talented protagonists, Yates’ rollicking dialogue captures the brilliance of youth in all its bold foolishness and earnestness.
By Cheyenne Bunsie FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 11, 2022
In a world where everything is hyperconnected, Pirates looks to revel in a simpler time when neighborhoods were worlds unto themselves. This reveling is something it achieves with flair and room to spare, as a fully-fledged writer-director steps up to make his mark.
By Martin Carr FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 6, 2021
Everyone commits to Pirates as if it’s the first time this story has been told, and in a way, that’s true. A joyous feature film centring around British Black and Asian male teenagers whose problems are exactly the same as every other teenager in the country makes it revolutionary within that familiar framework.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 6, 2021
It’s a bouncy, grin-inducing romp through Caribbean takeaways, designer boutiques stacked with Moschino streetwear and one ill-advised trip south of the river.
By Simran Hans FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 1, 2022
Pirates is a fine film, and for Peters, Edusah, Elazour, and director Yates, it is undoubtedly a preview of even greater successes to come.
By Christopher Schobert FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 6, 2021
The film pinballs cheerfully about the place, from crisis to crisis, from losing the tickets to getting back the tickets, with no great narrative purpose other than fun.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 6, 2021
Pirates isn’t able to fully flesh out the individual journeys of its charming cast. However, it’s a worthwhile trade-off for a good laugh.
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Production Company Hillbilly Films, Magellanic Media
Release Date Apr 1, 2022
Duration 1 h 20 m
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Tagline Get ready for the party of the year
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
• 1 Nomination
The Casting Directors' Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination

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