Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

7.8 Score

2003 • 2h 23min • PG-13 • Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"Prepare to be blown out of the water."

After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turner asks free-willing pirate Jack Sparrow to help him locate the crew's ship—The Black Pearl—so that he can rescue the woman he loves.

IMDb 8.1

RT 80%

MC 63

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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Jack Sparrow

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Barbossa

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Will Turner

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Elizabeth Swann

Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport

Norrington

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Governor Weatherby Swann

Lee Arenberg

Lee Arenberg

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Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

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