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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 433 Ratings

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  • Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp, Jonathan Pryce, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom
  • Summary: For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp), the crystalline waters if the Caribbean present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack's idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa (Rush), steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the Governor's (Pryce) beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley). (Disney)… Expand
  • Director: Gore Verbinski
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Family
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 143 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    90
    Verbinski knows when to break out the stunning action sequences and when to let his characters dominate the film, and he handles both modes expertly.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    The large cast, costumed and made up as filthy scalawags and sinister buccaneers, gives tremendous energy to every scene.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    30
    This noisy retread, a secondhand facsimile of a movie, is, except for the headache its boisterous sound level leaves you with, as forgettable as a bad day in the Disneyland parking lot.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 253 out of 278
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 278
  3. Negative: 17 out of 278
  1. Splatt3r
    10
    I think it is a very great movie. The atmosphere with the characters, especially Sparrow, the music and the settings are great. I can watch this movie over and over again and I can recommend this movie to anyone who likes this adventure-type of action movies.… Expand
    • 9 of 9 users said yes
  2. SimG.
    4
    Poor film in many aspects, but an amazing performance by Depp, one of the best actors in the modern game.
    • 0 of 5 users said yes
  3. Dox
    1
    Its stupid, its noisy, its messy, its full of terrible acting (except Depp) and silly jokes, its overrated, its catchy, its corny, and its dull; not dull enough to make it the most overhyped movie of all times, but surely dull enough to make it to at least top 10.… Expand
    • 2 of 8 users said yes

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