Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003 143 min ★ 7.8 Adventure, Fantasy, Action

When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.

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Cast

Johnny Depp

Jack Sparrow

Geoffrey Rush

Barbossa

Orlando Bloom

Will Turner

Keira Knightley

Elizabeth Swann

Jack Davenport

Norrington

Jonathan Pryce

Governor Weatherby Swann

Lee Arenberg

Pintel

Mackenzie Crook

Ragetti

Damian O'Hare

Lt. Gillette

Giles New

Murtogg

Details

Director

Gore Verbinski

Screenplay

Ted Elliott

Tagline

"Prepare to be blown out of the water."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$140,000,000

Revenue

$655,011,224

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Reviews

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John Chard

September 25, 2014

★ 9/10

Ah, but you have heard of me. The crew of the Black Pearl are cursed by something most unimaginable, the only way to lift the curse is to return a lost Aztec coin to its treasure chest home. In the way of them achieving their goal is the British Governor's daughter, the son of Bootstrap Turner, oh and a former comrade by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow who the crew had left to die on an island...

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Andre Gonzales

July 26, 2023

★ 10/10

My favorite out of the series. In my opinion none of them has been as good as the first. Him just trying to get his ship back the Black Pearl.

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CinemaSerf

August 29, 2023

★ 7/10

Having been deposed by his crew, "Capt. Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) arrives in Port Royal with little but the clothes he stands up in. He turns up just as the governor's daughter "Elizabeth" (Keira Knightley) is having to fend off the rather unwanted matrimonial intentions of "Norrington" (Jack Davenport). She has designs on the blacksmith's apprentice - "Turner" (a handsome but insipid, sorry, Or...