Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie, 2006, The Will & Elizabeth trilogy, Set in Isla Cruces
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is #2 of 5 in release order and #2 of 5 in chronological order in the Pirates of the Caribbean.
The story
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest recap
Will and Elizabeth's wedding is stopped when Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests them for helping Jack escape. Beckett offers Will a pardon if he brings back Jack's compass. Jack owes his soul to Davy Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman, who raised the Black Pearl for him years ago, and the debt is due. Jones's sea monster, the Kraken, is hunting him. Jack and Will find each other in the islands, where cannibals have taken Jack as a chief. Jack sends Will onto the Dutchman, where he finds his father, Bootstrap Bill, serving on Jones's crew, and steals the key to the Dead Man's Chest, which holds Jones's heart. Elizabeth escapes on her own, and the disgraced Norrington joins the hunt. On Isla Cruces, Jack, Will and Norrington fight over the chest, and Norrington runs off with the heart to give to Beckett.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ending explained
The Kraken attacks the Black Pearl. Elizabeth kisses Jack and chains him to the mast so the others can escape, and the Kraken drags Jack and the Pearl down to Davy Jones's Locker. The survivors go to the voodoo priestess Tia Dalma, who asks if they would sail to the world's end to bring Jack back, and Barbossa, alive, walks down the stairs.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In the post-credits scene, Jack the dog, who escaped Port Royal, is carried around the cannibal island as the tribe's new chief.
Where to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, before Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Chronological order: after Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, before Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
What to watch before Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), which Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) continues.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
- Orlando Bloom as Will Turner
- Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann
- Jack Davenport as Norrington
- Bill Nighy as Davy Jones
- Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann
- Lee Arenberg as Pintel
- Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti
- Kevin McNally as Gibbs
- David Bailie as Cotton
- Stellan Skarsgård as Bootstrap Bill
- Tom Hollander as Cutler Beckett
Directed by Gore Verbinski.