Release OrderRecommended
0 / 6 watchedThe major theatrical versions in release order, grouped by era. Each stands alone.
Golden age
- 1 Treasure Island MGM version with Wallace Beery as Silver. The first sound adaptation.
Disney years
- 2 Treasure Island Disney's first fully live-action film. Robert Newton's Silver defined the pirate voice.
Later retellings
- 3 Treasure Island Orson Welles plays Silver in this international production.
- 4 Treasure Island Filmation animated version with Davy Jones voicing Jim Hawkins.
- 5 Muppet Treasure Island Tim Curry as Silver alongside the Muppets. Also listed in the Muppets post.
- 6 Treasure Planet Disney animated voyage that moves the story into space. Joseph Gordon-Levitt voices Jim.
The Essentials
0 / 3 watchedThree versions that show the story at its most influential.
Essentials
- 1 Treasure Island The version that set the pop-culture pirate template.
- 2 Muppet Treasure Island The funniest telling, with Curry at full sail.
- 3 Treasure Planet The boldest reinvention of the voyage.
About Treasure Island films
Stevenson's pirate novel is among the most filmed stories ever, with definitive versions in the thirties, the Disney years and the Muppet era.
Every film retells the same voyage on its own, so release order simply shows how each era cast Long John Silver.
Good to know
Muppet Treasure Island (1996) is also covered in the Muppets post. The six-part MGM+ and Paramount+ series premieres October 11, 2026 in the US and sits outside this film list.
