7 Best Errol Flynn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 30, 2026

Errol Flynn defined the swashbuckling movie hero for a generation, with athletic charm and roguish wit across some of Hollywood’s best-loved adventure films. The Adventures of Robin Hood is the pinnacle, The Sea Hawk has an English privateer against the Armada, The Adventures of Don Juan protects a queen from treason, They Died with Their Boots On follows Custer from West Point to his last stand, and Dodge City cleans up a lawless town. Captain Blood and The Charge of the Light Brigade round out the list.

The Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Errol Flynn plays a legendary womaniser recruited to protect a queen from a plot against her.

Directed by Vincent Sherman · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Errol Flynn stars in a dramatisation of the career of General Custer, from West Point to Little Bighorn.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 2h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sea Hawk (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An English privateer battles the Spanish Armada while navigating dangerous court politics at home.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dodge City (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A cattle drive leader becomes sheriff to clean up a lawless frontier boomtown.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Errol Flynn stars as a British cavalry officer facing a doomed, courageous charge against overwhelming odds.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 51m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Captain Blood (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A wrongly enslaved doctor becomes a legendary pirate captain seeking freedom and revenge across the Caribbean.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

7 Best Errol Flynn Movies

The Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

The Sea Hawk (1940)

Dodge City (1939)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Captain Blood (1935)

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