Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

PG-13

2006

2h 31m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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When ghostly pirate Davy Jones comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily ghost manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack's friends Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.

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Critics Consensus

Gone is Depp's unpredictability and much of the humor and originality of the first movie.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 14, 2018

The result is an overproduced movie that tries so strenuously hard to be "fun" that it's a chore to sit through. For all its razzle-dazzle production values, the story itself feels cluttered, hard to follow and hard to care about

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

Dead Man's Chest is simply something we've been missing most of this entire summer - a film that's truly alive.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Jul 22, 2006

3/5

It's all a bit much, yes, a bit exhausting, that's true, but then why on Earth would anyone expect otherwise?

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 14, 2021

In the second film. calculated commercial interests, which are generally guaranteed to kill off genuine audience enthusiasm, have won out.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 21, 2020

8/10

Although the previous film ended rather resolutely, there's no denying that the further tales of Jack Sparrow are significantly suitable affairs for cinematic realization.

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

Feb 14, 2020

A loose film, which certainly does not offer what it promises. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Moses T

@RT95210156 11 hrs ago

Gore Verbinski somehow manages to make a sequel that is bigger, darker, and arguably as entertaining as its predecessor, but in a different way. Johnny Depp is once again phenomenal as Jack Sparrow, and Bill Nighy’s Davy Jones is one of the greatest movie villains of the 2000s. The visual effects are absolutely astonishing, particularly the way Jones and his crew are brought to life. Nearly twenty years later, the CGI still holds up remarkably well. Davy Jones looks less like a computer-generated character and more like something that crawled out of the deepest, darkest corner of the ocean. But what really makes this film work is that it never loses its sense of fun. It can be genuinely creepy one moment and absolutely ridiculous the next, and somehow it all fits. The three-way sword fight is one of the most entertaining action sequences I've ever seen, and that ending? Criminal. A fantastic adventure film and one of the best sequels ever made.

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Alena A

@RT95409047 1 day ago

One of the best movies of the franchise, good story and plot. Could really feel the emotions with this one.

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Louis D

@Louis1234567890 5 days ago

About as good as the first. Amazing in everything it does and it expands the series perfectly!

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irene I

@RT97622909 Oct 17, 2026

Fun , fun and more fun adventures!

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Huntin P

@PaxVobiscum80 Sep 28, 2026

Easily the best of the bloated Pirates franchise. Funnier than the first movie, with better set pieces and far better music. Better special effetcs too. Keira Knightley vacillates between competent and comically inept - her performance in the third film is stunningly inept - but she's cute. Can we really believe that Will, who spent his entire life learning to fence, has taught Elisabeth to be just as good at swordplay in a matter of, what, months? Just days? What's one more bit of fanciful insanity, I guess. Delightful roles for Bill Nighy and Naomi Harris. Johnny Depp does his usual shtick, which some love and others hate. Very enjoyable yo-ho-ho scallywaggery.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 16, 2026

This movie is a 3.5 star Movie!

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When ghostly pirate Davy Jones comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily ghost manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack's friends Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Images|Adventure Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $423.3M
Runtime: 2h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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