Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

PG-13

Released May 20, 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

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.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 3, 2011

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David Denby

The New Yorker

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

May 23, 2011

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

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

May 23, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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

Rated: 2/4

Jun 7, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

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

Aug 9, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Hayden W

Holy let-down. The biggest issue the audience often had with Dead Man's Chest and At World's End (being the interwoven and very expansive plot line) just got completely dismantled and raggedly put together in some of the worst storyboarding I've seen in months, don't get me wrong, the gags are great and it's still a good film, it's definitely still "Pirates", it's just nowhere near the level the last 3 had us all stoked about.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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JACOB B.

pirates of the Caribbean 4 on Stranger Tides follow Captain Jack sparrow haunted by his past and someone from his past finds him before pirates of the Caribbean 5 dead man tell no tales

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Johannes S

I really enjoy the additional world building each movie provides along with the new characters introduced. The action scenes are just comical by now and the plot is too eccentric.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Jorge R

Not as groundbreaking as the Gore Verbinski trilogy. But “On Stranger Tides” is a solid adventure.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/25

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Brian H

Arguably the best plot of the sequels. The addition of Cruz and McShane breaths new life into the franchise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Thomas H

The only pirates i didn't gave 5 stars, this movie is entertaining but i probably won't watch it a second time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Penélope Cruz

Angelica

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Blackbeard

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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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