Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

PG-13

Released May 20, 2011

2 hr. 16 min.

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

List

33%

278 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Aender S

I don't get the general hate this film gets, it's an excellent adventure flick. I even prefer it over its three predecessors.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Alysha S

This film was actually great until a scene at the end involving something shrunken.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Soteris S

Everything that made the original trilogy epic is gone in this mediocre movie which still manages to be enjoyable at times, although overall a poor imitation of its predecessors with an unimaginative soundtrack, a predictable plot, silly humor and unimpressive action.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Zinjx W

The fourth chapter in the pirate saga is exactly what you want... It's definitely entertaining. And visually exciting. And not without humor either.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Riccardo D

Quite a waste of a few good ideas. While it is not completely bad, it felt like a significant step down from the height of the original trilogy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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W. L

Completely in a different direction than the first three. Missing the visuals it make it epic.🙃 kind of enjoyed the Spanish /fountain of youth storyline. definitely better than the last movie. Penelope Cruz was charming, but her character was written poorly. Certainly not her fault.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Rob Marshall

Director

Johnny Depp

Capt. Jack Sparrow

Penélope Cruz

Angelica

Ian McShane

Blackbeard

Geoffrey Rush

Barbossa

Astrid Bergès-Frisbey

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Leonard Maltin

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Remember how fresh and novel Pirates of the Caribbean seemed in 2003? Remember the fun of seeing Johnny Depp's off-the-wall portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow for the first time? It may be It may be hard to think back that far, because the lumbering...

Jun 8, 2011

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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

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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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

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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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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
Executive Producer: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry H. Waldman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, John DeLuca
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
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS

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