The author's gotten it wrong. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is an adventure story about an avant-garde with questionable ethical moorings. It is, however, NOT a pirate film. A film about life at sea, or under the sea, is NOT a pirate film. Anne Of The Indies is a pirate film. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is an adventure story, first and foremost. Nothing pirate-y in it. This list is, er, listless. Not your usual standard, Raja Sen.