Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

PG-13

2011

2h 16m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the notorious Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.

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Critics Consensus

It's shorter and leaner than the previous sequel, but this Pirates runs aground on a disjointed plot and a non-stop barrage of noisy action sequences.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jun 3, 2011

2/4

just wish this movie had made me feel something, anything, even disappointment or anger. Instead, all I'm left in is a benign state of indifference.

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David Denby

The New Yorker

May 23, 2011

Depp, grimacing, edges in and out of the action and seems irrelevant and bored most of the time.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 23, 2011

I've never seen a film in which what was actually onscreen seemed so irrelevant.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jun 7, 2023

2/4

But there’s more of commercial in this film than cinema, and the entire project stinks of that ‘obligatory Hollywood sequel’ stench.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 9, 2022

This badly constructed script drowns, and not for a lack of action. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

4/10

From the very opening scene, it's apparent that the magic that once coursed through the veins of the original has all but run dry.

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aura R

@auramam 3 days ago

o melhor pirata de todos capitão jack sparrow

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 5 days ago

The worldwide gross is $1,045,713,802.00.

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Samuel G

@RT17024543 Sep 11, 2026

A Pirates movie isn't trash at all. 100% great!

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

Not a great movie... enuf said...

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Freedom T

@RT19825376 Aug 14, 2026

much better than at world’s end way more fun but still not nearly as good as the first 2

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Conrad C

@sosopoptart Aug 11, 2026

Captain Jack is back, and not as good as before. The cast sorely misses Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's spark, and Geoffrey Rush's Barbossa in this movie just doesn't feel quite right. The same can be said of Jack, who gets a ton of screen time this time around. In general, many of the characters and scenes feel like just one step removed from the actual thing, like a really good parody. Throw in most of the movie being too darkly lit and the whole thing is barely watchable.

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Rob Marshall

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Johnny Depp

Capt. Jack Sparrow

Penélope Cruz

Angelica

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Blackbeard

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Barbossa

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Synopsis

The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the notorious Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.

Director: Rob Marshall
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. Act/Adv Violence|Innuendo|Sensuality|Some Frightening Images)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 20, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $241.1M
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS

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