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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, and Ian McShane in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
522K
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POPULARITY
768
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    • Director
      • Rob Marshall
    • Writers
      • Ted Elliott(screenplay)
      • Terry Rossio(screenplay)
      • Stuart Beattie(characters)
    • Stars
      • Johnny Depp
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Ian McShane
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rob Marshall
    • Writers
      • Ted Elliott(screenplay)
      • Terry Rossio(screenplay)
      • Stuart Beattie(characters)
    • Stars
      • Johnny Depp
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Ian McShane
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 589User reviews
    • 466Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 31 nominations

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    IMAX Featurette
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    IMAX Featurette
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides -- Trailer #2
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Extended Super Bowl Ad
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - International Trailer
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - International Trailer
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Trailer #1
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Trailer #1
    "Palace Escape"
    Clip 1:02
    "Palace Escape"
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Zombies, Mermaids and Blackbeard
    Featurette 2:13
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Zombies, Mermaids and Blackbeard
    "Jack and Angelica"
    Featurette 1:42
    "Jack and Angelica"
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Meet the Cast Featurette
    Featurette 2:57
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Meet the Cast Featurette
    The First Day of Filming
    Featurette 1:02
    The First Day of Filming
    From Disneyland to the Big Screen
    Featurette 1:57
    From Disneyland to the Big Screen
    Geoffrey Rush on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
    Featurette 1:57
    Geoffrey Rush on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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    Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp and Kevin McNally in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey and Sam Claflin in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Ian McShane in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Jack Sparrow
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Angelica
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Blackbeard
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Barbossa
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Gibbs
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Sam Claflin
    Sam Claflin
    • Philip
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Syrena
    Stephen Graham
    Stephen Graham
    • Scrum
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    • Captain Teague
    Richard Griffiths
    Richard Griffiths
    • King George
    Greg Ellis
    Greg Ellis
    • Groves
    Damian O'Hare
    Damian O'Hare
    • Gillette
    Óscar Jaenada
    Óscar Jaenada
    • The Spaniard
    • (as Oscar Jaenada)
    Anton Lesser
    Anton Lesser
    • Lord John Carteret
    Roger Allam
    Roger Allam
    • Prime Minister Henry Pelham
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Society Lady
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Ezekiel
    Paul Bazely
    Paul Bazely
    • Salaman
    • Director
      • Rob Marshall
    • Writers
      • Ted Elliott(screenplay) (screen story) (characters)
      • Terry Rossio(screenplay) (screen story) (characters)
      • Stuart Beattie(characters)
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    • Trivia
      While filming in London in October 2010, Johnny Depp received a letter from a local nine-year old schoolgirl, telling him her classmates needed help to "mutiny" against her teachers. He turned up with almost no warning at the school in full Captain Jack Sparrow outfit, but advised against mutiny.
    • Goofs
      (at around 27 mins) Jack and Angelica jump into the Thames to escape King George's soldiers, and are shown swimming in clear water. The River Thames of the 1740s was a slurry of waste and a fall into the water could - and often did - kill.
    • Quotes

      Jack Sparrow: You know the feeling you get when standing in a high place, the sudden urge to jump...

      [looks over the cliff, as if considering jumping, then comes back to reality]

      Jack Sparrow: I don't have it.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a scene at the end of the closing credits: Angelica acquires Jack Sparrow's voodoo doll.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.138 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Tripping up the Stairs
      Traditional

    User reviews589

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    Top review
    7/10
    Same old "Pirates" with a new simpler focus and more Capt. Jack
    After a four-year hiatus to regroup and determine the future of the franchise, Disney and what was once its surprise mega-hit "Pirates of the Caribbean" series have returned in "On Stranger Tides." Hard to believe that this franchise evolved from the once-lambasted concept of a theme park ride being turned into a successful motion-picture blockbuster. After exhausting the "Pirates" world with two back-to-back sequels of titanic and rather disappointing proportion in 2006 and 2007, a break in the action to recalibrate Captain Jack Sparrow's compass was much-needed. The "new" course set by "On Stranger Tides" uses worn sails, but with a fresh wind of characters and more importantly, a more direct purpose.

    As promised in the end of "At World's End," Jack's looking for the Fountain of Youth if for nothing more than ships and giggles. First, however, he must take a side trip to London to rescue his old pal Gibbs (Kevin McNally) and subsequently the palace of King George (Richard Griffiths in a lovely cameo). There, he learns that his old pal Barbossa (Rush) has lost The Black Pearl as well as his leg and sold out to His Majesty's Royal Navy. He is to help the English find the Fountain before the Spaniards do. Jack, of course, knows the way there, thus continuing his ongoing role as an indispensable pestilence.

    After a familiar improvised escape, he crosses paths with an old lover, Angelica (Penelope Cruz), who he once deflowered before she was to take her vows at a convent. She mentions she has a ship he can borrow, only it turns out that it's her father's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, captained by none other than Blackbeard the Pirate (Ian McShane), a feared and soulless scourge with a minor in black magic. So much for smooth sailing.

    As overdone and cliché as the Fountain of Youth may be, it's perfect for the "Pirates" franchise and helps keep things very simple, something the last installment had more than a fair deal of trouble with. Only a few character subplots threaten to convolute the story, but all motivations lead to the Fountain regardless the reason. In fact, "On Stranger Tides" marks the first film to truly focus on Captain Jack. With Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's characters out of the way, the franchise can keep the spotlight on the reason it's gotten four films deep. Depp has nothing new in store for us as the true center of attention, but by continuing to underplay the trademark quirks and mannerisms, he continues to prolong the deterioration of the Capt. Jack act. Some might disagree, but it depends how much you liked him the first place.

    In terms of new faces, Ian McShane is impeccable as Blackbeard. Rush gave a wonderfully theatrical performance as the main villain in the first film, but McShane introduces the first true quantifiable force of evil the franchise has seen. Although his voodoo abilities and reputation for killing his men and bringing them back from the dead to serve as his zombie slaves are never entirely realized, he's the merciless villain this film needed. He never fully crosses into scare-your-children evil, but he could've at any instant and that feeling radiates from his performance. In general, this film aligns itself more with fantasy and traditional folklore than the supernatural like the previous film.

    Among other new faces, Rob Marshall as the franchise's new director does serviceable work. The "Chicago" filmmaker chews the scenery well and creates effective moods and tones, but the action could have been a bit more inspired, especially considering the series' reputation for sword-fighting ingenuity.

    Marshall's best work and the film's best sequence deals with mermaids, not the singing and seashell bra type, but seduce you with their looks and then try and devour you with fangs type. Quiet, suspenseful and culminating in a full-on action sequence, the mermaids constitute the one completely fresh element of the film. Their cove is the lone stop on the journey as well, so it's the only aspect of the plot that creates that classic seafaring adventure feeling akin to Homer's "The Odyssey."

    Not much else deviates from the formula, so those hoping for a resurgence in the series or something as good as the first film, "The Curse of the Black Pearl," will remain wishful thinkers once again. It's hard to imagine where the series could go next without retreading over old ground or just introducing new characters for the sake of it, but Captain Jack Sparrow remains one of the few reliable comforts of blockbuster cinema, and any adventure with him at the wheel will struggle to be a total waste of time. "On Stranger Tides" makes just enough adjustments to the series to make for a successful installment.

    ~Steven C

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • P.O.T.C. 4
    • Filming locations
      • Kilauea Falls, Kilauea, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Moving Picture Company (MPC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $241,071,802
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $90,151,958
      • May 22, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,045,713,802
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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