Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

PG-13

Released Jul 7, 2006

2h 31m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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When ghostly pirate Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily ghost manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack's friends Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley).

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Critics Consensus

Gone is Depp's unpredictability and much of the humor and originality of the first movie.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The result is an overproduced movie that tries so strenuously hard to be "fun" that it's a chore to sit through. For all its razzle-dazzle production values, the story itself feels cluttered, hard to follow and hard to care about

Mar 14, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Dead Man's Chest is simply something we've been missing most of this entire summer - a film that's truly alive.

Mar 24, 2007

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

It's all a bit much, yes, a bit exhausting, that's true, but then why on Earth would anyone expect otherwise?

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2006

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

In the second film. calculated commercial interests, which are generally guaranteed to kill off genuine audience enthusiasm, have won out.

Feb 14, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Although the previous film ended rather resolutely, there's no denying that the further tales of Jack Sparrow are significantly suitable affairs for cinematic realization.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

A loose film, which certainly does not offer what it promises. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 14, 2020

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Christina A

This second movie holds well in my opinion. It continues to build on the world of pirates and is a fun spectacle.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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Gorptholemew T

🍅 6.3/10 Honestly, it’s funny to think that there could’ve been a world where Jack sparrow wasn’t in these movies, but like he’s the sauce he’s the salt man he’s the flavor thank god he’s here 😭. A tad bit overlong and boring at parts but it still has its fare share of fun and exciting bombastic moments.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Samuel P

definitely best of the franchise

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Stef R

I thought the first one was pretty good. Not awesome but good and then people told me this one was even better. I remember finding it nonsensical and full of irritating male characters with not much plot. After I finished watching it I saw a documentary about the making of it that implied the writers just got drunk and had a holiday and then threw together whatever at the last minute. That story certainly fit what ended up on screen!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Macon R

Remember, this is the day you almost caught Captain Jack sparrow

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Will G

Almost as good if not better than the original. This movie is very good and very underrated, This movie shouldn’t be at a 71% it should be much higher than that.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Gore Verbinski

Director

Johnny Depp

Capt. Jack Sparrow

Orlando Bloom

Will Turner

Keira Knightley

Elizabeth Swann

Bill Nighy

Davy Jones

Geoffrey Rush

Barbossa

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Synopsis

When ghostly pirate Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily ghost manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack's friends Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley).

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Images|Adventure Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $423.3M
Runtime: 2h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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