Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Name: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: May 26, 2017
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Brenton Thwaites, David Wenham, Geoffrey Rush, Golshifteh Farahani, Javier Bardem

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 26, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Brenton Thwaites, David Wenham, Geoffrey Rush, Golshifteh Farahani, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Kaya Scodelario, Kevin McNally, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham

Summary: Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack's only hope of survival lies in theThrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack's only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry (Brenton Thwaites), a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced. … Expand

Director: Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 129 min

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James Mottram

May 22, 2017

The pacing is spot-on, the set-pieces memorable and all the characters are allowed to shine, without it ever becoming The Johnny Depp Show. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

May 22, 2017

What we get is the usual mash of swashbuckling nonsense and soggy mythology: There will be romance, and revelations, and some silly gold-plated cameos (hello there, Sir Paul McCartney! And whoops, goodbye). Through it all, Norwegian duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (the Oscar-nominated Kon-Tiki) feel less like directors than shepherds. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 24, 2017

Kon Tiki directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg strike just the right tone, and found just enough heart left in this tattered tale. Read full review

Matt Donato

May 22, 2017

Dead men may tell no tales, but with Disney's latest Pirates sequel, I'm not convinced that living men can tell tales with any more intrigue. Read full review

Empire Dan Jolin

May 22, 2017

Not the return to form you might have been hoping for. Its story might cover all the same beats as the 2003 original, but there’s little of that film’s spark or spirit. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

May 25, 2017

Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (“Kon-Tiki”) seem to not have the slightest idea how to make this material sing; instead, it’s mostly a noisy, dark 3D blur in which the characters run around a lot, seemingly looking for the exits Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

May 25, 2017

This movie is truly unhinged — not crazed, which might be interesting, but devoid of the usual hinges that connect one sequence with another. Read full review

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dangers

May 26, 2017

Dead Men Tell No Tales is easily the best "Pirates" sequel yet. It might be the fifth film in the franchise but it just feels so fresh. It brings back everything we love about the series and also some new faces and characters that I would love to see more of, if they decide to make a sixth film.

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ianfleita55

Jan 25, 2019

una película muy entretenida, buen CGI y buena historia para mi johnny depp nunca fue pesado en ninguna pelicula y menos en esta

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lukasbressers

Feb 22, 2021

Really cool and nice film the story could have been better but i do not understand all the bad reviews.

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Sanel00

May 18, 2019

Pirates of the caribbean Dead men tell no tales has the greatest potential ever but some of this potentials find their deaths in this too long storyline with pretty good new characters and lazy old characters

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SrPepe

Jan 5, 2018

La película no es mala pero no presenta conceptos renovadores, es más de lo mismo, aburrió en la 4, y obviamente iba a influir en esta.

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Semtex_Steve

Dec 3, 2017

There's an interesting phenomenon to be seen in the reviews of this movie: Many of the people giving it good reviews have only ever written reviews about this single movie - Make of that what you will.

Anyway, I've just seen this movie myself after deciding to rent it on YouTube to enjoy aThere's an interesting phenomenon to be seen in the reviews of this movie: Many of the people giving it good reviews have only ever written reviews about this single movie - Make of that what you will.

Anyway, I've just seen this movie myself after deciding to rent it on YouTube to enjoy a quiet night in. It started well enough, with an intriguing continuation of the Turner family and a fun and exciting action sequence shortly after that really captured the spirit of the old movies - then the mediocre story, recycled villain (literally another captain cursed to roam the seas with a ghost ship - only this time he isn't a pirate) and relatively boring music track kicked in and ruined it all. It wasn't as terrible as the last one, but it certainly doesn't stand up to the first three. I'll be fair and give it a five, because I understand that I'm much older than I was when I watched the original trilogy, and shows like Game of Thrones and Walking Dead have given me a lust for the blood of main characters that a Disney movie isn't really going to fulfil, but there's definitely some of the original charm and passion of the older movies missing in this one.… Expand

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HannibalB

May 25, 2022

This was painful to watch. The first Pirates was a good movie, not great art, but entertaining. The franchise has deteriorated with each new film, and this one was a boring, overblown, sewage fest. It was made for six-year-olds. There was absolutely nothing appealing or interesting aboutThis was painful to watch. The first Pirates was a good movie, not great art, but entertaining. The franchise has deteriorated with each new film, and this one was a boring, overblown, sewage fest. It was made for six-year-olds. There was absolutely nothing appealing or interesting about this movie, and it speaks volumes about homo sapiens that it was able to make a kajillion dollars. People are ruled by sentiment. They just want to like the things they once liked so desperately that they overlook the most glaring flaws. It's the sort of thing that keeps people in toxic relationships. Well, America's been in a toxic relationship with Disney for thirty years now, and it's time to break up. They don't respect us; they don't share out values; they just want to whip up hyperactive garbage and expect us to stay with them because they used to make good movies. Time to cut Disney loose.… Expand

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