The Pirates of Somalia
2017 · 1h 57m · Drama · United States of America, South Africa · Rated R (US)
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.
Written & directed by
Bryan Buckley6.6Smart score
The TMDB rating, pulled toward the movie average (6.03) as if it had 82 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.
TMDB6.8
267 TMDB votes · IMDb page
Trailer
Rate what worked
0 of 5 ratedStory
Writing
Acting
Pacing
Rewatch
Rate 10 titles to unlock picks matched to your taste0 / 10
Saved in this browser only.Where to watch
The Roku Channel
Free with ads
Hoopla
Free
Fandango at Home Free
Free with ads
History Vault
Subscription
Pluto TV
Free with ads
Amazon Prime Video
Free with ads
Where each service has it
The Roku Channel: available in 1 country
Free · 1United States
Streaming data by JustWatch, via TMDB. Links open the JustWatch listing for United States.
Style & content
based on true storybiographyjournalistpiratesomalia
RatingR (US)
Keywords from TMDB.
Connected through the crew
The Babysitter: Killer Queen2020 · Cinematographer Scott HenriksenThe Bronze2016 · Director Bryan Buckley, Cinematographer Scott HenriksenFRED: The Movie2010 · Cinematographer Scott HenriksenSaria2019 · Writer Bryan Buckley, Director Bryan BuckleyAsad2012 · Writer Bryan Buckley, Director Bryan BuckleyHotel Hell Vacation2010 · Director Bryan Buckley