Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

"All pirates must die."

2017 2h 9m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 13,129

AdventureActionFantasy

Synopsis

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Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

“All pirates must die.”

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Cast

Johnny Depp
Jack Sparrow
Javier Bardem
Armando Salazar
Geoffrey Rush
Hector Barbossa
Brenton Thwaites
Henry Turner
Kaya Scodelario
Carina Smyth
Golshifteh Farahani
Shansa
Kevin McNally
Joshamee Gibbs
Stephen Graham
Scrum

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Rønning
Writers: Jeff Nathanson, Jeff Nathanson, Terry Rossio
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $230M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Pirates of the Caribbean Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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289+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joachim Rønning, shot by Paul Cameron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Roger Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joachim Rønning directs. Paul Cameron behind the camera. Geoff Zanelli scores. Roger Barton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $230M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Part of the "Pirates of the Caribbean Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5289+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Joachim Rønning, shot by Paul Cameron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Roger Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem and Geoffrey Rush carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "All pirates must die.".
11IMDB entry: tt1790809 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1213,129 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 20 themes, including "treasure map", "sequel", "royal navy", "pirate".
14Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Paul Cameron
Original score: Geoff Zanelli
Editing: Roger Barton
Production design: Nigel Phelps
Costume design: Penny Rose
Makeup / hair: Rick Findlater
VFX supervisor: Gary Brozenich
Sound: Paul Massey
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $230,000,000
Box office: $795,922,298
Return: 346% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Part of

Pirates of the Caribbean Collection

A series of fantasy swashbuckler films based on Walt Disney's theme park ride of the same name. The films follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow and take place in a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company and the Spanish Empire, with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers.

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Simon Foster2017-05-24
"[An] ugly skyscraper of a film; to build it must have been a monumental undertaking (that cost Disney a reported $230million), but what, if anything of merit is the outcome...?" Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/5/24/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.html
Gimly2017-09-25
★ 4/10
There has never been a truly awful, awful entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. But there's only ever been one that was truly any good. Dead Men Tell No Tales does nothing to alter these assertions. I would not begrudge anybody who enjoyed their time with this latest Pirates movie, particularly anyone who saw it on the big screen, there's the zany action romps that the series has been famous for from the get go (and that started wearing thin on me after the second one) and some truly spectacular visuals including shiny rocks and zombie sharks (which I will refrain from making a joke about jumping). But where Dead Men Tell No Tales fails harder than anywhere else is in its dialogue. Virtually every line is uncomfortable to hear delivered, and I can't see myself looking forward to the inevitable sixth instalment. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
CinemaSerf2022-03-28
★ 6/10
If only we could recycle our waste as efficiently as Disney appear to be able to recycle this theme! Once again, we find "Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) in a bit of bother from someone from his past. This time it is Javier Bardem ("Salazar") who has escaped from his purgatory in the "Devil's Triangle" to avenge himself on his arch-enemy. Meantime, the young "Henry Turner" (Brenton Thwaites) seeks help to track down Poseidon's Trident which will empower him to take control of the seas, and to reunite with his father - the original "Bootstrap" (Orlando Bloom). There's no doubt that this is a great looking film, the effects are spectacular but the story is little better than a regurgitation of voyages gone by. The cuties that were Bloom and Kiera Knightley have been succeeded by the handsome, boyish Thwaites and his feisty astronomer pal "Carina" (Kaya Scodelario) but otherwise, it is another pretty formulaic prolongation of this colourful adventure franchise. It has some humour, there's a tiny cameo from Sir Paul McCartney that raises a smile (if only because you are never entirely sure if it is actually him); Geoffrey Rush still manages to inject oodles of charisma as "Barbossa", and Bardem offers a bit of menace - but Depp can only get away with that hail-fellow-well-met meets a drunk persona so often before he becomes a parody of his own characterisation. It's fun to watch, for a time, but after a while I was just bored. The format offers unlimited opportunity for fantasy and adventure, but maybe it is time for the "Black Pearl" to join the "Queen Mary" and HMY "Britannia" and just settle down as a respectable old lady of the sea - and a tourist attraction!