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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film, the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and a standalone sequel to At World's End (2007). It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, who was replaced by Rob Marshall. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer. The film stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Kevin R. McNally, who reprise their roles from the previous films, and they are joined by Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane. The film draws its plot loosely from the 1987 novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers.
On Stranger Tides was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was the first film in the series to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D formats.
On Stranger Tides was released in the United States on May 20, 2011. The film received mixed reviews on Metacritic and negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which criticized its plot and action sequences. The film broke many box office records and was the third highest-grossing film of 2011. A fifth film, titled Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in May 2017, and a sixth film is in development.
Plot
The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (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 (McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.